Bidirectional mixing in an ACE 1 marine boundary layer overlain by a second turbulent layer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D13, 1998, Pages 16411-16432

  Russell, Lynn M ^a,b   Lenschow, Donald H ^b   Laursen, Krista K ^b   Krummel, Paul B ^c   Siems, Steven T ^d   Bandy, Alan R ^e   Thornton, Donald C ^e   Bates, Timothy S ^f  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIXING;

(SOUTHWEST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 1542783664     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03437     Document Type: Article

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