Measurements of the vertical water vapor transport and distribution within unstable atmospheric ground layers and the turbulent mass exchange coefficient
Citable URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1062DOI
10.1575/1912/1062Keyword
Oceanography; Ocean-atmosphere interactionAbstract
The series of observations described in this
report were planned with the double purpose of measuring the evaporation and transport of water vapor from the ocean into an unstable atmosphere, and of studying the diffusion processes operating
in air of this stability class. Measured values of
the evaporation from ocean surfaces were conspicuously
absent from the meteorological literature
until Craig and Montgomery (1949) published
values for hydrostatically stable air. The present
set of measurements extends our knowledge to
include evaporation into a hydrostatically unstable
air mass. In addition to evaporation values at the
surface, net transports of water vapor at many
levels up to 2000 meters have been measured.
Collections
Suggested Citation
Book: Bunker, Andrew F., "Measurements of the vertical water vapor transport and distribution within unstable atmospheric ground layers and the turbulent mass exchange coefficient", Papers in Physical Oceanography and Meteorology, v.12, no.3, 1952-12, DOI:10.1575/1912/1062, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1062Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Report on an experiment in five-day weather forecasting
Allen, R. A.; Fletcher, R.; Holmboe, J.; Namias, Jerome; Willett, Hurd C. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1940-04)The following report is presented as a statement of progress made at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in the investigation into the possibility of extending the range of reliable weather forecasts. This ... -
Oceanic fluxes of mass, heat, and freshwater : a global estimate and perspective
Macdonald, Alison M. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1995-08)Data from fifteen globally distributed, modern, high resolution, hydrographic oceanic transects are combined in an inverse calculation using large scale box models. The models provide estimates of the global meridional ... -
A study of interdiurnal pressure and temperature variations in the free atmosphere over North America
Malone, Thomas F. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1946-08)The three-dimensional distribution of pressure and its variation with time are intimately associated with the principal weather phenomena. However, this association is indirect rather than direct and the link connecting ...