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Radiosonde Data for Characterization of a Mountain Environment in British Columbia
Author(s) -
Peterson Everett B.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934847
Subject(s) - radiosonde , meteorology , climatology , environmental science , submarine pipeline , atmosphere (unit) , geography , physical geography , atmospheric sciences , geology , oceanography
Thermograph records of the frequency of freezing and sub—freezing temperatures at altitudes of 3,200 ft (975 m) and 4,000 ft (1,219 m) on a mountain slope were compared with published radiosonde data of the same parameter from the same altitudes in the atmosphere. In winter on the windward side of the Coast Mountains of southern British Columbia radiosonde readings from offshore can form the basis of a reliable climatology of the freezing level.