Meteorological Modulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height over a Caribbean Island
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Observations and Diurnal Cycling
3.2. Mean Diurnal Cycle and Correlations
3.3. Case Study of Diurnal Cloud Bands
3.4. EOF Analysis
3.5. Implication of Climatic Trends
4. Concluding Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Label | Description | Resolution |
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CFS2 | Climate Forecast System Reanalysis version 2 | 30 km |
Chirp | GOES satellite IR rain estimate from cloud temp and duration | 5 |
ERA5 | European Community Reanalysis version 5 | 25 |
GPM | Global Precip. Measurement satellite-gauge version 7 | 10 |
HYSPLIT | Hybrid Lagrangian Trajectory model airflow | 10 |
MODIS | Moderate Imaging Sensor IR land surface temperature | 1 |
NAM | North America Mesoscale model hindcast wind profiles | 10 |
NCEP2 | National Center for Environ. Pred. Reanalysis version 2 | 180 |
Date | Time | aBLH | S.H.F. | L.H.F. | netQs | U Wind |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 February 2021 | 13:00 | 2027 | 348 | 113 | 841 | −5.1 |
13 April 2022 | 13:00 | 1986 | 411 | 128 | 776 | −4.1 |
24 February 2021 | 14:00 | 1956 | 292 | 130 | 633 | −3.4 |
20 April 2019 | 13:00 | 1922 | 431 | 102 | 804 | −3.1 |
20 February 2020 | 13:00 | 1919 | 308 | 134 | 807 | −4.6 |
24 March 2023 | 13:00 | 1917 | 379 | 121 | 842 | −2.4 |
10 February 2023 | 13:00 | 1912 | 270 | 160 | 730 | −5.9 |
19 April 2019 | 12:00 | 1906 | 394 | 100 | 831 | −3.4 |
19 February 2019 | 12:00 | 1896 | 261 | 113 | 671 | −4.8 |
18 February 2019 | 13:00 | 1879 | 281 | 142 | 816 | −3.7 |
12 February 2023 | 14:00 | 1872 | 331 | 156 | 764 | −3.3 |
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Álvarez-Valencia, A.; Colón-Perez, J.L.; Jury, M.R.; Jiménez, H.J. Meteorological Modulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height over a Caribbean Island. Atmosphere 2024, 15, 1007. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15081007
Álvarez-Valencia A, Colón-Perez JL, Jury MR, Jiménez HJ. Meteorological Modulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height over a Caribbean Island. Atmosphere. 2024; 15(8):1007. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15081007
Chicago/Turabian StyleÁlvarez-Valencia, Alejandro, Juan L. Colón-Perez, Mark R. Jury, and Héctor J. Jiménez. 2024. "Meteorological Modulation of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Height over a Caribbean Island" Atmosphere 15, no. 8: 1007. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15081007