Boundary Layer Marine Stratus: Diurnal Variability in Microphysics

Abstract

The goal of this research is to characterize the diurnal evolution of the microphysics of the marine boundary layer stratus in order to advance our knowledge on this topic and to improve numerical prediction of the diurnal evolution in stratus microphysical structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625760

Entities

People

  • Darko R. Koracin
  • Melanie A. Wetzel
  • Steven K. Chai

Organizations

  • Desert Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Clouds
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Entrainment
  • Layers
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Remote Sensing
  • Research Aircraft
  • Simulations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)