Automatic determination of the planetary boundary layer height using lidar: One-year analysis over southeastern Spain

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Granados Munoz, M J ^a,b   Navas Guzman F ^a,b   Bravo Aranda, J A ^a,b   Guerrero Rascado, J L ^a,b,c   Lyamani, H ^a,b   Fernandez Galvez J ^a,b   Alados Arboledas, L ^a,b  

^a Centro Andaluz de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; AEROSOLS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ANNUAL MEAN; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; KEY VARIABLES; LIDAR DATA; MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; RADIOSOUNDING; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SEASONAL CYCLE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; WAVELET COVARIANCE TRANSFORM; RAMAN LIDAR;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; LIDAR; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WAVELET ANALYSIS; DATA SET; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MIXING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANDALUCIA; GRANADA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 84867007021     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017524     Document Type: Article

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