Vertical Profiles of Temperature and Humidity Below 100 Meters.

Abstract

Vertical gradients of temperature and humidity in the lowest 100 m of the atmosphere are extremely variable. The shape of a temperature profile depends upon atmospheric stability and upon radiational heating or cooling at the surface. These factors and the availability of moisture at the surface influence humidity profiles. Diurnal changes in the lowest few meters are particularly large when clouds are absent. This report also discusses effects of topography and intense frontal zones. Summaries are in two tables. (Author).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA182429

Entities

People

  • Dorathy A. Stewart

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
  • Cloud Cover
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Geography
  • Lapse Rate
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Military Research
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Temperature Inversion
  • United States
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.