The diurnal cycle of lower boundary-layer wind in the West African Monsoon

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 66-76

  Abdou, Kassimou ^a   Parker, Douglas J ^b   Brooks, Barbara ^b   Kalthoff, Norbert ^c   Lebel, Thierry ^d  

^a Direction de la Météorologie Nationale ^*  (Niger)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Nocturnal jet; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL CYCLE; LOW ALTITUDES; LOW LEVEL JET; LOW-LEVEL WINDS; LOWER BOUNDARY; MESOSCALE NETWORKS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; NIGER; NOCTURNAL JET; ON TIME; TIME OF DAY; WEST AFRICAN MONSOON; WIND SHEAR; WIND SHEARS;

WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; DIURNAL VARIATION; JET STREAM; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SODAR; WIND MEASUREMENT; WIND PROFILE; WIND SHEAR; WIND VELOCITY;

NIAMEY [NIGER]; NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 77949342067     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.536     Document Type: Article

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