Three-Dimensional Structure and Evolution of Propagating Disturbances in the Marine Layer of the US West Coast: Analysis of 1996 Aircraft Observations

Abstract

This project is part of the Coastal Meteorology Accelerated Research Initiative (ARI), and as such has the following long-term goal: To develop an understanding of the genesis, propagation and decay of coastally trapped disturbances (CTDs) along mountainous coastlines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA631292

Entities

People

  • John M. Bane Jr.

Organizations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Sets
  • Layers
  • Meteorology
  • North Carolina
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Time Standards
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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