Influence of Clouds on Boundary Layer (preliminary)
This page describes some preliminary results on the role of clouds in the
boundary layer, using the aircraft profiles.
The inversion base deepends more with clouds present than jet height,
which explains why you must scale
temperature and wind profiles with different height scales.
Most of the plots in the table below show the distribution of the variable
under clear and cloudy
conditions.
The mean value is indicated.
Cloudy = liquid water content > .02 in the profile.
Keep in mind sampling problems associated with profiles being taken
near capes.
The data on this page is unpublished. If it is used please cite the
author Kathleen Edwards, the Center for Coastal Studies, and the Coastal
Waves group at Scripps Insitution of Oceanography.
Please send comments or questions to me at kate@coast.ucsd.edu
