Transfer of sensible heat from the ground and the development of the convective layer
Authors
Donald Portman
The City College of the City University of New York
Keywords:
Atmospheric physics, Meteorology
Abstract
The significance for thermal soaring of the depth of the ground-based convective layer is well known...both strengths and heights of thermals increase with increasing of convective-layer depth.... calculating sensible heat flux from the ground to the convective layer appears to be a reliable way to examine quantitatively the processes involved in the growth of convective layers when suitable data are available.
Author Biography
Donald Portman, The City College of the City University of New York