Solar eclipse induced impacts on sea/land breeze circulation over Thumba: A case study

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 703-708

  Bala Subrahamanyam, D ^a   Anurose, T J ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Annular Solar Eclipse; Atmospheric boundary layer; Boundary layer processes; Sea breeze circulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY-LAYER PROCESSES; BREEZE CIRCULATION; SEA BREEZE; SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION; SOLAR ECLIPSE; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SURFACE LAYERS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 79952103149     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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