The Growth of the Planetary Boundary Layer at a Coastal Site: A Case Study

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-541

  De Tomasi, Ferdinando ^a   Miglietta, M Marcello ^b,c   Perrone, M Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Lidar; Planetary boundary layer modelling; Sea breeze

Indexed keywords

AIR PARCELS; COASTAL SITES; INTERNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR; LIDAR SYSTEMS; MESOSCALE NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY-LAYER MODELLING; SEA BREEZE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL RADAR;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

AIRFLOW; ANTICYCLONE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; LIDAR; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MESOSCALE MOTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA BREEZE; SUMMER; WIND DIRECTION;

ITALY;

EID: 79955524320     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-011-9592-6     Document Type: Article

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