| contributor author | Langland, Rolf H. | |
| contributor author | Tag, Paul M. | |
| contributor author | Fett, Robert W. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:40:41Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T14:40:41Z | |
| date copyright | 1987/12/01 | |
| date issued | 1987 | |
| identifier issn | 0882-8156 | |
| identifier other | ams-2429.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4160945 | |
| description abstract | Satellite imagery from 18 April 1978 suggests the presence of a semicircular zone of calm or new-calm seas in Monterey Bay, California. It is hypothesized that sea breeze circulations account for the calm zone in the bay, although a lack of in situ surface and upper air observations prevents direct verification of this theory. A three-dimensional numerical model of the marine atmospheric boundary layer is used to simulate the development of the low-level wind field on the day in question, under sea breeze conditions. The model produces a zone of winds speeds under 1.0 m s?1 over the center of the bay, near the time of the satellite image. These model results suggest that a sea breeze circulation may have accounted for the zone of very light winds and calm sea. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Numerical Simulation of a Satellite-Observed Calm Zone in Montetey Bay, California | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 2 | |
| journal issue | 4 | |
| journal title | Weather and Forecasting | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0434(1987)002<0261:NSOASO>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 261 | |
| journal lastpage | 268 | |
| tree | Weather and Forecasting:;1987:;volume( 002 ):;issue: 004 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
