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Article: Spatial and structural variation of the atmospheric boundary layer during summer in Israel--profiler and rawinsonde measurements
- Article from:
- Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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ABSTRACT
An opportunity to improve understanding related to the structure of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL)
in Israel along the coastal region environs emerged in April 1997 when the Israel Electric Corporation, Ltd. (IEC), installed and began the operation of a 1290-MHz radar profiler and radio acoustic sounding system (RASS) midway between Haifa and Tel Aviv. This instrument is, in addition to the upper-air measurements carried out routinely by the Israel Meteorological Service (IMS) in Beit-Dagan, at the central coastal plain of Israel. In order to better characterize the spatial variation of the turbulent mixed layer and the stable layer capping it within the ABL, the upper-air ...