Water vapor turbulence profiles in stationary continental convective mixed layers

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 11,151-11,165

  Turner, D D ^a   Wulfmeyer, V ^b   Berg, L K ^c   Schween, J H ^d  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DATA SET; LIDAR; MIXED LAYER; MIXING RATIO; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SKEWNESS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER VAPOR;

GREAT PLAINS; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918502941     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022202     Document Type: Article

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