Some observational evidence for dry soils supporting enhanced relative humidity at the convective boundary layer top

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1347-1358

  Westra, D ^a   Steeneveld, G J ^a   Holtslag, A A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; MONSOON; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84868318511     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-0136.1     Document Type: Article

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