Effects of airmass type on the interaction between warm stratocumulus and underlying cumulus clouds in the marine boundary-layer

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 540, 1997, Pages 849-882

  Martin, G M ^a   Johnson, D W ^a   Jonas, P R ^b   Rogers, D P ^c   Brooks, I M ^c   Barlow, R W ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airmass; Cumulus; Decoupling; Marine boundary layer; Stratocumulus

Indexed keywords

AIR MASSES; AIRMASS; CLOUDS; CUMULUS; DECOUPLING; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; OCEANIC BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATOCUMULUS;

ATLANTIC;

EID: 0030691791     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54003     Document Type: Article

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