Atmospheric boundary-layer structure over the Mediterranean during a Tramontane event

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 536, 1996, Pages 1741-1778

  Flamant, C ^a   Pelon, J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Lidar; Marine atmospheric boundary layer; Mixed layer model; Surface buoyant heat flux; Tramontane

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD AIR; HEAT FLUX; LEANDRE I; LIDAR; MIXED LAYER MODEL; TRAMONTANE EVENT;

MEDITERRANEAN;

EID: 0030321673     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53601     Document Type: Article

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