Evening transition observations in Phoenix, Arizona

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-112

  Brazel, A J ^a   Fernando, H J S ^b   Hunt, J C R ^b,c   Selover, N ^a   Hedquist, B C ^a   Pardyjak, E ^b,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; GRAVITATION; RADAR; WIND;

PLAINS; TOPOGRAPHY; VALLEYS;

METEOROLOGY;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; HEAT ISLAND; URBAN CLIMATE; VERTICAL MIXING; WIND PROFILE;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PHOENIX;

EID: 14644395582     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM-2180.1     Document Type: Article

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