Climatology and Analysis of the Monetary Bay Sea Breeze

Abstract

Sea breeze events on the Monterey Bay are examined from a single station at the mouth of the Salinas Valley. Data analyzed are continuous, two- minute meteorological samples of windspeed, wind direction, temperature, dew point, incoming shortwave irradiance, and incoming longwave irradiance. A speed index is defined using the average hourly maximum and minimum windspeeds oriented in the cross-shore direction thereby reflecting the thermally induced diurnal windspeed enhancement. Large-scale effects on this mesoscale circulation are presented through evaluation of changes in boundary layer depth with changes in speed index. Changes in boundary layer depth as reflected in trends of inland stratus penetration and offshore flow provide insight for anticipating sea breeze intensity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275528

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Round

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Cloud Cover
  • Coastal Regions
  • Data Analysis
  • Environment
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Regions
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Turbulence
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Climatology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers