Vertical velocity structure of nonprecipitating continental boundary layer stratocumulus clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 13, 2010, Pages

  Ghate, Virendra P ^a   Albrecht, Bruce A ^b   Kollias, Pavlos ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT PROGRAMS; CLOUD BASE; CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD RADAR; COHERENT STRUCTURE; DIURNAL CYCLE; MASS FLUX; MOISTURE BUDGET; OKLAHOMA; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; SURFACE BUOYANCY FLUX; SURFACE ENERGIES; TIME-SCALES; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

CLOUDS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; MOISTURE CONTENT; RADAR; STRATOCUMULUS; SURFACE ENERGY; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

GREAT PLAINS; LAMONT; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956044057     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013091     Document Type: Article

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