Modification of the atmospheric boundary layer by a small island: Observations from Nauru

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 891-905

  Matthews, Stuart ^a   Hacker, Jörg M ^b   Cole, Jason ^c   Hare, Jeffrey ^d   Long, Charles N ^e   Reynolds, R Michael ^f  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Airborne Research Australia   (Australia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; REMOTE SENSING; WIND;

CLOUD PLUMES; WIND SPEED;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BOUNDARY LAYER; CUMULUS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE LAYER; TROPICAL REGION; WIND VELOCITY;

MICRONESIA; NAURU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34047214287     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3319.1     Document Type: Article

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