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Large Temperature Fluctuations due to Cold-Air Pool Displacement along the Lee Slope of a Desert Mountain
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: arge temperature fluctuations (LTFs), defined as a drop of the near-surface temperature of at least 3°C in less than 30 min followed by a recovery of at least half of the initial drop, were frequently observed during the ...
Simulated and Observed Surface Energy Fluxes and Resulting Playa Breezes during the MATERHORN Field Campaigns
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: eather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model simulations of the autumn 2012 and spring 2013 Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations Program (MATERHORN) field campaigns are validated against observations of ...
Coastal Wind and Turbulence Observations during the Morning and Evening Transitions over Tropical Terrain
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractData collected during a multiyear, wind-resource assessment over a multi-land-use coastal environment in Belize are used to study the development and decay of wind and turbulence through the morning and evening ...
A Case Study of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer Evolution on a Slope at the Foot of a Desert Mountain
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: bservations were taken on an east-facing sidewall at the foot of a desert mountain that borders a large valley, as part of the Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations (MATERHORN) field program at Dugway ...