The effects of mesoscale convective cells on the surface wind field over the ocean

Near-surface wind velocities were measured on an array of anchored spar buoys in the East China Sea in Feb. 1975 as a part of the Japanese AMTEX '75 (Air Mass Transformation Experiment), a subprogram of GARP. These data were used to determine the effects of atmospheric convection associated wit...

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Published in:	Boundary-layer meteorology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 75 - 84
Main Authors:	ISHIDA, H, BURT, W. V, MITSUTA, Y
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01-05-1984
Subjects:	Convection, turbulence, diffusion. Boundary layer structure and dynamics Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Meteorology East China Sea Sea surface Ocean Convection cell Mesoscale Atmospheric boundary layer Surface wind
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Summary:	Near-surface wind velocities were measured on an array of anchored spar buoys in the East China Sea in Feb. 1975 as a part of the Japanese AMTEX '75 (Air Mass Transformation Experiment), a subprogram of GARP. These data were used to determine the effects of atmospheric convection associated with mesoscale convective cells (MCC) on near-surface winds over the ocean. When MCC were present, a peak occurred in the near-surface wind spectrum in the spectral gap.
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ISSN:	0006-8314 1573-1472
DOI:	10.1007/BF00119120