Effect of the annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010 on the lower atmospheric boundary layer over a tropical rural station

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1393-1400

  Venkat Ratnam, M ^a   Shravan Kumar, M ^a   Basha, Ghouse ^a   Anandan, V K ^b   Jayaraman, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b ISTRAC   (India)

Author keywords

ABL; Doppler SODAR.; Soil temperature; Solar eclipse; Surface layer; Thermal plume; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ABL; DOPPLER SODARS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ECLIPSE; SURFACE LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL PLUMES; THERMAL POLLUTION; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 78449268543     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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