Micrometeorological Data Report for the November 1978 Electro-Optics Meteorology (EOMET) Experiment at San Nicolas Island, California.

Abstract

Presented in this report are both the profile and bulk aerodynamic derived micrometeorological data taken in the marine atmospheric surface layer at San Nicolas Island, California, during a five day experiment in November 1978. Thirty-six figures are presented to represent much of the data results in graphic form. A comparison of the profile and bulk derived stability parameters strongly indicated an escarpment phenomenon similar to what had been reported for the Riso, Denmark, site. Although an escarpment induced, height dependent horizontal acceleration of the wind field profile was observed, there was no apparent effect on either the temperature or humidity profile. A suitable wind field escarpment correction for future data taking was left to the next experiment, in which a better quality bulk water temperature measurement essential to the bulk comparison would be available.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 20, 1979
Accession Number
ADA074826

Entities

People

  • Theodore V. Blanc

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Capillary Electrophoresis
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Electro-Optics
  • Ions
  • Latent Heat
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Self Assembly
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.