An observational study of radiation temperature inversions in Fairbanks, Alaska

Polar Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-39

  Malingowski, Julie ^a,b   Atkinson, David ^b,c   Fochesatto, Javier ^b   Cherry, Jessica ^b,d   Stevens, Eric ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic meteorology; Radiation balance; Temperature inversion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DISSIPATION; HEATING; METEOROLOGY; RADIATION BALANCE; RADIOSONDE; SNOW; SODAR; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE INVERSION;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; FAIRBANKS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894283381     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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