Parameterization of joint frequency distributions of potential temperature and water vapor mixing ratio in the daytime convective boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 813-828

  Berg, Larry K ^a   Stull, Roland B ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

JOINT FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS (JFDS); POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO; WATER VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 2042434564     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0813:POJFDO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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