Ship-based observations of the diurnal cycle of southeast pacific marine stratocumulus clouds and precipitation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3876-3894

  Burleyson, Casey D ^a   De Szoeke, Simon P ^b   Yuter, Sandra E ^a   Wilbanks, Matt ^a   Brewer, Alan W ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CELLS; CLOUDS; CYTOLOGY; SHIPS;

CLOUD-TOPPED BOUNDARY LAYER; COUPLED BOUNDARY LAYERS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SELF-LIMITING PROCESS; STRATOCUMULUS-TOPPED BOUNDARY LAYERS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRIZZLE; EVAPORATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 84885368057     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-01.1     Document Type: Article

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