Lidar observations of the planetary boundary layer during FASINEXData are presented on the planetary boundary layer (PBL) over the ocean acquired with an airborne downward-looking lidar during the Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment (FASINEX) with the purpose of studying the impact of an ocean front on air-sea interactions. No changes in the PBL structure were detected by lidar. Lidar data were then used along with other readily available remotely-sensed data and a one-dimensional boundary-layer-growth model to infer the mean PBL moisture and temperature structure and to estimate the surface fluxes of heat and moisture.
Document ID
19890062562
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Melfi, S. H. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Boers, R. (Maryland, University College Park, United States)
Palm, S. P. (Science Systems and Applications, Inc. 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