Diurnal and Seasonal Trends in Convective Mixed-Layer Heights Estimated from Two Years of Continuous Ceilometer Observations in Vancouver, BC

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-475

  van der Kamp, Derek ^a   McKendry, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceilometer; Mixed layer height; Remote sensing; Urban boundary layer

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER PROFILES; CEILOMETER; COASTAL LOCATIONS; CUMULUS CLOUD; ENTRAINMENT ZONE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MIXED-LAYER HEIGHT; PROFILE METHOD; REGIONAL DYNAMICS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONAL TRENDS; SEMI-AUTOMATIC PROCEDURES; SURFACE HEAT FLUXES; URBAN BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ALGORITHMS; BACKSCATTERING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; GRADIENT METHODS; HEAT FLUX; REMOTE SENSING;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CUMULUS; DIURNAL VARIATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEAT FLUX; MIXED LAYER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REGIONAL CLIMATE; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN CLIMATE;

EID: 78549282383     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-010-9535-7     Document Type: Article

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