The low-level atmospheric circulation near tongoy bay-point lengua de vaca (Chilean Coast, 30°S)

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3628-3647

  Rahn, David A ^a   Garreaud, René D ^a   Rutllant, José A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coastal meteorology; Coastlines; Diurnal effects; Jets; Sea breezes; South America

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD LAYERS; CLOUD PATTERN; COASTAL FLOW; COASTAL JETS; COASTAL TOPOGRAPHY; COASTLINES; DIURNAL EFFECTS; HIGH ELEVATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; MESOSCALE; METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION; MONSOON SYSTEM; NEARSHORES; NUMERICAL MODELING; SEA BREEZE; SHALLOW SEA; SOUTH AMERICA; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS; TWO LAYER MODEL;

CLIMATOLOGY; JETS; LANDFORMS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; COAST; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; JET; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA BREEZE; UPWELLING; WIND FIELD;

CHILE; COQUIMBO; TONGOY BAY;

EID: 79952348691     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00059.1     Document Type: Article

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