An Investigation of Small-Scale Variations in Cloud Climatology Induced by Topography and Monthly Mean Winds

Abstract

This report is an assessment of the use of vector mean wind components and terrain heights to indicate the occurrence of terrain-induced small-scale cloud amount conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 21, 1994
Accession Number
ADA283274

Entities

People

  • Albert R. Boehm
  • Gary Gray
  • James H. Willand

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climatology
  • Cloud Cover
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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