Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front.
The marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) and synoptic-scale situation is described using rawinsonde and sea-surface temperature (SST) data collected during the 1986 Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX). The data obtained from 14 February to 09 March 1986 are divided into eight consec...
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ftdtic:ADA184006 2023-05-15T17:34:02+02:00 Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. Higgins,John P NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 1987-06 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA184006 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA184006 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA184006 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES FLOW PATTERNS LOW PRESSURE LAYERS MIXING TEMPERATURE OCEAN SURFACE SURFACE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY CONVERGENCE AIRCRAFT SHIPBOARD FRONTS(OCEANOGRAPHY) SUBTROPICAL REGIONS AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EARTH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING METEOROLOGICAL DATA SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE THESES FASINEX(Frontal Air Sea Interaction Experiment) Marine atmospheric boundary layer Western Atlantic Ocean Text 1987 ftdtic 2016-02-19T10:00:40Z The marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) and synoptic-scale situation is described using rawinsonde and sea-surface temperature (SST) data collected during the 1986 Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX). The data obtained from 14 February to 09 March 1986 are divided into eight consecutive three-day periods and analyzed. Significant changes in synoptic-scale features and flow patterns occurred during each three-day period due to movement of low pressure systems. MABL changes noted were due primarily to large scale convergence. Thirteen pairs of rawinsonde launches, seven from opposite sides of an oceanic front and six from the same side (five warm, one cold) are compared. The time difference between soundings in each pair did not exceed sixty minutes. Boundary layer height, mixed layer potential temperature and specific humidity differences between paired rawinsonde launches were larger when launches were from opposite sides of the oceanic front. A combination of both shipboard and aircraft data will be necessary to further describe the conditions of the MABL and synoptic-scale situation. Text North Atlantic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES FLOW PATTERNS LOW PRESSURE LAYERS MIXING TEMPERATURE OCEAN SURFACE SURFACE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY CONVERGENCE AIRCRAFT SHIPBOARD FRONTS(OCEANOGRAPHY) SUBTROPICAL REGIONS AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EARTH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING METEOROLOGICAL DATA SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE THESES FASINEX(Frontal Air Sea Interaction Experiment) Marine atmospheric boundary layer Western Atlantic Ocean |
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Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES FLOW PATTERNS LOW PRESSURE LAYERS MIXING TEMPERATURE OCEAN SURFACE SURFACE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY CONVERGENCE AIRCRAFT SHIPBOARD FRONTS(OCEANOGRAPHY) SUBTROPICAL REGIONS AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EARTH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING METEOROLOGICAL DATA SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE THESES FASINEX(Frontal Air Sea Interaction Experiment) Marine atmospheric boundary layer Western Atlantic Ocean Higgins,John P Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. |
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Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES FLOW PATTERNS LOW PRESSURE LAYERS MIXING TEMPERATURE OCEAN SURFACE SURFACE TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY CONVERGENCE AIRCRAFT SHIPBOARD FRONTS(OCEANOGRAPHY) SUBTROPICAL REGIONS AIR WATER INTERACTIONS EARTH ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDING METEOROLOGICAL DATA SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE THESES FASINEX(Frontal Air Sea Interaction Experiment) Marine atmospheric boundary layer Western Atlantic Ocean |
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The marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) and synoptic-scale situation is described using rawinsonde and sea-surface temperature (SST) data collected during the 1986 Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX). The data obtained from 14 February to 09 March 1986 are divided into eight consecutive three-day periods and analyzed. Significant changes in synoptic-scale features and flow patterns occurred during each three-day period due to movement of low pressure systems. MABL changes noted were due primarily to large scale convergence. Thirteen pairs of rawinsonde launches, seven from opposite sides of an oceanic front and six from the same side (five warm, one cold) are compared. The time difference between soundings in each pair did not exceed sixty minutes. Boundary layer height, mixed layer potential temperature and specific humidity differences between paired rawinsonde launches were larger when launches were from opposite sides of the oceanic front. A combination of both shipboard and aircraft data will be necessary to further describe the conditions of the MABL and synoptic-scale situation. |
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Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. |
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Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. |
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Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. |
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Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. |
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Properties of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Above a Subtropical Oceanic Front. |
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properties of the atmospheric boundary layer above a subtropical oceanic front. |
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1987 |
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North Atlantic |
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