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) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-99 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Conserved variable analysis of the convective boundary layer thermodynamic structure over the tropical oceans. / Betts, A. K.; Albrecht, Bruce A.
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T1 - Conserved variable analysis of the convective boundary layer thermodynamic structure over the tropical oceans.
AU - Betts, A. K.
AU - Albrecht, Bruce A
PY - 1987
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AB - 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
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