Analysis of thermal inversions in the Khareef Salalah region in the Sultanate of Oman

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Khreef Salalah; Radiosonde; Statistical evaluation; Thermal inversion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RADIOSONDE; TEMPERATURE INVERSION;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 0347899513     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003083     Document Type: Article

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