On the time scale of nocturnal boundary layer cooling in valleys and basins and over plains

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 813-820

  De Wekker, Stephan F J ^a   Whiteman, C David ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COOLING-TIME-SCALE CHARACTERISTICS; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER COOLING;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BASIN; COOLING; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; VALLEY;

EID: 33745847833     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2378.1     Document Type: Article

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