Boundary layer energy transport and cumulus development over a heated mountain: An observational study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 447-468

  Demko, J Cory ^a   Geerts, Bart ^a   Miao, Qun ^a   Zehnder, Joseph A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT DATUM; ARIZONA; BOUNDARY-LAYER TRANSPORTS; DEEP CONVECTIONS; ENERGY TRANSPORTS; GROWTH SPURTS; HEAT ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; PRESSURE PATTERNS; SOLAR NOONS; SURFACE HEATING; SURFACE STATIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE WINDS; UPPER BOUNDARIES;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

LANDFORMS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CUMULONIMBUS; CUMULUS; HEAT ISLAND; MASS TRANSPORT; MONSOON; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OROGRAPHY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WIND;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64149129784     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2467.1     Document Type: Article

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