Physics of Stratocumulus Top (POST): turbulence characteristics

Turbulence observed during the Physics of Stratocumulus Top (POST) research campaign is analyzed. Using in-flight measurements of dynamic and thermodynamic variables at the interface between the stratocumulus cloud top and free troposphere, the cloud top region is classified into sublayers, and...

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Main Authors: I. Jen-La Plante, Y. Ma, K. Nurowska, H. Gerber, D. Khelif, K. Karpinska, M. K. Kopec, W. Kumala, S. P. Malinowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/9711/2016/acp-16-9711-2016.pdf