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, 2003
Accession Number
ADA630022

Entities

People

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

Organizations

  • Desert Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemistry
  • Convection
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Diameters
  • Heat Flux
  • Layers
  • Mixing
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Remote Sensing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.