High-resolution properties of the equatorial pacific marine atmospheric boundary layer from lidar and radiosonde observations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 2054-2075

  Cooper, D I ^a   Eichinger, W E ^a   Barr, S ^a   Cottingame, W ^a   Hynes, M V ^a   Keller, C F ^a   Lebeda, C F ^a   Poling, D A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERE/OCEAN COUPLING; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; CEPEX; ENTRAINMENT ZONE; LIDAR; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030478175     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2054:HRPOTE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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