Nocturnal temperature inversions in a small, enclosed basin and their relationship to ambient atmospheric conditions

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 195-210

  Yao, W ^a   Zhong, Sharon ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; COLD AIR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TURBULENCE; WIND FIELD; WIND VELOCITY;

ARIZONA; METEOR CRATER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63149184652     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-008-0341-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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