Mesoscale modeling of boundary layer refractivity and atmospheric ducting

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2437-2457

  Haack, Tracy ^a   Wang, Changgui ^b   Garrett, Sally ^c   Glazer, Anna ^d   Mailhot, Jocelyn ^d   Marshall, Robert ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^c Defence Technology Agency   (New Zealand)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e Naval Surface Warfare Center   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aircraft observations; Marine boundary layer; Mesoscale models; Mesoscale processes; Radars radar observations

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; MESOSCALE MODEL; MESOSCALE PROCESS; RADARS/RADAR OBSERVATIONS;

AIRCRAFT MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REFRACTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; FORECASTING METHOD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; RADAR; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WALLOPS ISLAND;

EID: 78651082285     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2415.1     Document Type: Article

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