von Hünerbein, S 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1796-7173 and Richner, H
2002,
'A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus'
, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 19 (8)
, pp. 1170-1180.
Abstract
Stratus dissipation over the Swiss Plateau has long been a forecasting problem. A case study of stratus structure and development was conducted during the winter of 1997/98. Measurements were performed with the monostatic Doppler sodar of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, to supplement conventional observation methods. A pyranometer, a second sodar, and a sonic anemometer were also intermittently available. Sodar echo patterns and vertical velocity data have been investigated with respect to the inversion height, especially during stratus dissipation. Typical cloud-dissipating processes, such as convection, top-down convection, and advection have been discerned. The results show that sodar measurements can supplement other observation methods in a useful way, especially when the data analysis of echo patterns and high-resolution vertical velocities are combined.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > Q Science > QC Physics > QC851-999 Meteorology - Climatology Subjects / Themes > Q Science > QC Physics > QC221-246 Acoustics - Sound Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology |
| Publisher: | American Meteorological Society |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 1520-0426 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2007 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2019 12:54 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/476 |
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