Ocean-cloud-atmosphere-land interactions in the southeastern pacific

C. R. Mechoso; R. Wood; R. Weller; C. S. Bretherton; A. D. Clarke; H. Coe; C. Fairall; T. Farrar; G. Feingold; R. Garreaud; C. Grados; J. McWilliams; S. P. De Szoeke; S. E. Yuter; P. Zuidema

doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00246.1

Ocean-cloud-atmosphere-land interactions in the southeastern pacific

C. R. Mechoso, R. Wood, R. Weller, C. S. Bretherton, A. D. Clarke, H. Coe, C. Fairall, T. Farrar, G. Feingold, R. Garreaud, C. Grados, J. McWilliams, S. P. De Szoeke, S. E. Yuter, P. Zuidema

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The Variability of American Monsoon Systems (VAMOS) Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere- Land Study (VOCALS) is an international research program focused upon improved understanding and modeling of the southeast Pacific (SEP) climate system on diurnal to inter annual time scales. The SEP is characterized by strong coastal ocean upwelling, the coldest sea surface temperatures (SST) at comparable latitudes, the planet's most extensive subtropical stratocumulus deck, and a high and steep cordillera to the east. The VOCALS program is built on several research activities in SEP climate research (Mechoso and Wood 2010). The preceding Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate Processes in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System (EPIC) provided important insight on the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)/cold-tongue complex and marine boundary layer (MBL) clouds over the SEP.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	357-375
Number of pages	19
Journal	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume	95
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00246.1
State	Published - Mar 2014

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Mechoso, C. R., Wood, R., Weller, R., Bretherton, C. S., Clarke, A. D., Coe, H., Fairall, C., Farrar, T., Feingold, G., Garreaud, R., Grados, C., McWilliams, J., De Szoeke, S. P., Yuter, S. E., & Zuidema, P. (2014). Ocean-cloud-atmosphere-land interactions in the southeastern pacific. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95(3), 357-375. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00246.1

Ocean-cloud-atmosphere-land interactions in the southeastern pacific. / Mechoso, C. R.; Wood, R.; Weller, R.; Bretherton, C. S.; Clarke, A. D.; Coe, H.; Fairall, C.; Farrar, T.; Feingold, G.; Garreaud, R.; Grados, C.; McWilliams, J.; De Szoeke, S. P.; Yuter, S. E.; Zuidema, P.

In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 95, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 357-375.

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Mechoso, CR, Wood, R, Weller, R, Bretherton, CS, Clarke, AD, Coe, H, Fairall, C, Farrar, T, Feingold, G, Garreaud, R, Grados, C, McWilliams, J, De Szoeke, SP, Yuter, SE & Zuidema, P 2014, 'Ocean-cloud-atmosphere-land interactions in the southeastern pacific', Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 357-375. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00246.1

Mechoso, C. R. ; Wood, R. ; Weller, R. ; Bretherton, C. S. ; Clarke, A. D. ; Coe, H. ; Fairall, C. ; Farrar, T. ; Feingold, G. ; Garreaud, R. ; Grados, C. ; McWilliams, J. ; De Szoeke, S. P. ; Yuter, S. E. ; Zuidema, P. / Ocean-cloud-atmosphere-land interactions in the southeastern pacific. In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 2014 ; Vol. 95, No. 3. pp. 357-375.

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