Observational Evaluation of Snow Cover Effects on the Generation and Modification of Mesoscale Circulations

Abstract

This thesis presents results from an observational evaluation of the impacts of snow cover on mesoscale flow due to the relatively small thermal forcing of snow cover. Specifically, the suppression of daytime upslope flow due to the presence of widespread snow cover, and the generation of thermally-direct mesoscale circulations caused by variable snow cover are examined. Thermally direct circulations caused by variable snow cover are examined in some detail through aircraft observations. Four case study presentations from the results of an aircraft field experiment are shown. Keywords: Air flow stabilization; Lower atmosphere; Pressure gradients; Upslope flow suppression; Snow breeze effects; Atmospheric circulation; Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1989
Accession Number
ADA217437

Entities

People

  • James Cramer

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Cloud Cover
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Humidity
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.