Frequency of boundary-layer-top fluctuations in convective and stable conditions using laser remote sensing

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-331

  Martucci, Giovanni ^a   Matthey, Renaud ^b   Mitev, Valentin ^c   Richner, Hans ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c CSEM   (Switzerland)

^d ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Convection; Lidar; Planetary boundary layer height; Thermals; Top oscillation

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE RESOLUTION; BACKSCATTER PROFILES; BUOYANCY WAVES; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; DOMINANT PROCESS; FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; HORIZONTAL WINDS; LASER REMOTE SENSING; LEE WAVES; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MAIN FREQUENCY; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND SHEARS; WIND SPEED;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BUOYANCY; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SHEAR FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FOURIER TRANSFORM; GRAVITY WAVE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPDRAFT;

EID: 77952541230     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-010-9474-3     Document Type: Article

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