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Boundary Layer Wind Maxima and Their Significance for the Growth of Nocturnal Inversions
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 1957 · Vol. 38(5) · pp. 283–290
Alfred Blackadar✉(New York University)
Abstract
A sharp maximum is frequently observed at night in the wind speed profile below 3000 ft. The wind speed maximum is usually at the top of the nocturnal inversion, is supergeostrophic, and is often associated with extremely large values of wind shear at low levels.
Wind and Air Flow StudiesSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsMeteorological Phenomena and SimulationsSunsetInversion (geology)NocturnalDaytimeMaximaWind shearWind speedMeteorologyWind gradientGeology
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