Measurements and Parametrizations of the Atmospheric Boundary-Layer Height at Dome C, Antarctica

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 189-206

  Pietroni, Ilaria ^a   Argentini, Stefania ^a   Petenko, Igor ^a,b   Sozzi, Roberto ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b OBUKHOV INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c Environmental Protection Agency of Lazio Region (ARPA Lazio)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic boundary layer; Boundary layer height; Mini sodar

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; BACKSCATTERED ECHOES; BOUNDARY-LAYER HEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITICAL RICHARDSON NUMBER; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; GROUND BASED; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; IN-SITU; MINI-SODAR; MIXING HEIGHT; MODEL RESULTS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; PARAMETRIZATIONS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; RADIOSOUNDING; REMOTE SENSORS; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; STABLE LAYER; VISUAL INSPECTION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ESTIMATION; MIXING; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

DOMES;

BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MIXING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SODAR; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TESTING METHOD;

ANTARCTICA; DOME CONCORDIA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84857995007     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-011-9675-4     Document Type: Article

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