EPIC 95°W observations of the eastern Pacific atmospheric boundary layer from the cold tongue to the ITCZ

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 426-442

  de Szoeke, Simon P ^a,b   Bretherton, Christopher S ^a   Bond, Nicholas A ^c   Cronin, Meghan F ^c   Morley, Bruce M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; DATA REDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE; RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER (ABL); EAST PACIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CLIMATE (EPIC); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST); TROPICAL ATMOSPHERIC OCEAN (TAO) BUOYS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

AUTUMN; BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 14744295371     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3381.1     Document Type: Article

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