Coupled vs. decoupled boundary layers in VOCALS-REx

We analyze the extent of subtropical stratocumulus-capped boundary layer decoupling and its relation to other boundary-layer characteristics and forcings using aircraft observations from VOCALS-REx along a swath of the subtropical southeast Pacific Ocean running west 1600 km from the coast of Northe...

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Main Authors: C. R. Jones, C. S. Bretherton, D. Leon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-07-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/7143/2011/acp-11-7143-2011.pdf