Three-dimensional constrained variational analysis: Approach and application to analysis of atmospheric diabatic heating and derivative fields during an ARM SGP intensive observational period

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 7283-7299

  Tang, Shuaiqi ^a   Zhang, Minghua ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIABATIC PROCESS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

GREAT PLAINS; JAPAN;

EID: 84940461323     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023621     Document Type: Article

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