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Moisture features of the convective boundary layer in Oklahoma
Author(s) -
Schaefer J. T.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710243213
Subject(s) - radiosonde , boundary layer , tower , moisture , mixing (physics) , planetary boundary layer , convective boundary layer , adiabatic process , atmospheric sciences , mixing ratio , environmental science , convection , boundary (topology) , meteorology , layer (electronics) , geology , mechanics , materials science , mathematics , geography , physics , thermodynamics , mathematical analysis , archaeology , quantum mechanics , composite material
Data from an instrumented 461m tower and rawinsonde balloons are analysed to determine the characteristics of the moisture field in the planetary boundary layer over central Oklahoma. In the mean, the lowest 94% of the sensibly adiabatic layer exhibits an effectively constant mixing ratio. Inferences as to the effectiveness of downward mixing through the top of the boundary layer are drawn.