Abstract
An analysis of FGGE dropwindsonde data using conserved thermodynamic variables shows mixing line structures for the convective boundary layer over the equatorial Pacific. Deeper boundary layers show a double structure. Reversals of the gradients of mixing ratio and equivalent potential temperature above the boundary-layer top are present in all the averages and suggest that the origin of the air sinking into the boundary layer needs further study.-Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-99 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atmospheric Science
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Betts, A. K., & Albrecht, B. A. (1987). Conserved variable analysis of the convective boundary layer thermodynamic structure over the tropical oceans. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 44(1), 83-99. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1987)044<0083:CVAOTC>2.0.CO;2