Observations of the atmospheric boundary layer height under marine upstream flow conditions at a coastal site

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1924-1940

  Pena A ^a   Gryning, S E ^a   Hahmann, A N ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

boundary layer height; ceilometer; coastal; lidar; WRF

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACKSCATTERING; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BACKSCATTER PROFILES; BACKSCATTER SIGNALS; BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS; CEILOMETER; COASTAL; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS; WRF;

OPTICAL RADAR;

AEROSOL; BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84880884156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50175     Document Type: Article

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