Mesoscale modeling of summertime refractive conditions in the Southern California bight

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-31

  Burk, Stephen D ^a   Thompson, William T ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; REFRACTION; TRAPPING LAYER; TURBULENCE; VOCAR;

PACIFIC, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

EID: 0030690330     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0022:MMOSRC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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