Airborne measurements of the structure of thermals
Authors
D. Lenschow
The City College of the City University of New York
P. Stephens
Keywords:
Atmospheric physics, Meteorology
Abstract
Detailed measurements of the structure of thermals were obtained from the NCAR Electra aircraft in the vicinity of Okinawa, Japan.... On the basis of these results, we can estimate many of the terms in the equation of mean updraft velocity of a thermal....
Author Biography
D. Lenschow, The City College of the City University of New York
