A multiple-case analysis of nocturnal radiation-fog development in the Central Valley of California utilizing the GOES nighttime fog product

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-311

  Underwood, S Jeffrey ^a   Ellrod, Gary P ^b   Kuhnert, Aaron L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COOLING; DATA ACQUISITION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIATION;

RADIATION FOG; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

FOG; GOES; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842843166     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2004)043<0297:AMAONR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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