Boundary-layer convection and diurnal variation of vertical-velocity characteristics in the free troposphere

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 127, Issue 572, 2001, Pages 423-443

  Muschinski, A ^a   Chilson, P B ^a   Palmer, R D ^a   Hooper, D A ^a   Schmidt, G ^a   Steinhagen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Gravity waves; Vertical wind spectra; VHF radars

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; GRAVITY WAVE; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 0035079299     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57209     Document Type: Article

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