A Study of the Variability of the Coastal Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Abstract

The long term goals are: 1/ To understand the impact of complex coastal terrain and/or coastline orientation on the structure of the coastal marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL); 3/ To study the effect on the atmospheric forcing of the coastal ocean, from the impact on the local flow induced by the coastal terrain, including possible feedback mechanisms. 2/ To understand the internal turbulence structure of marine stratocumulus and how the presence of such clouds interact with the coastal flow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA629429

Entities

People

  • Michael Tjernstrsm

Organizations

  • Uppsala University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Data Analysis
  • Flow
  • Froude Number
  • Geometry
  • Layers
  • Meteorology
  • Momentum
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Terrain
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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