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Heat transport in the marine atmospheric boundary layer during an intense cold air outbreakThe generation of the virtual heat flux in the convective MABL associated with the January 28, 1986 intense cold air airbreak offshore of the Carolinas is studied. A technique based on the joint frequency distribution of the virtual potential temperature and vertical motion (Mahrt and Paumier, 1984) is used. The results suggest that, if buoyancy is mainly driven by the temperature flux, the physical processes for generating buoyancy flux are about the same for boundary layers over land and ocean, even with different convective regimes.
Document ID
19890062535
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chou, Shu-Hsien
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Zimmerman, Jeffrey
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction
Location: Anaheim, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: February 1, 1988
End Date: February 5, 1988
Sponsors: American Meteorological Society
Accession Number
89A49906
Distribution Limits
Public
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