The fair weather boundary layer in GATE: the relationship of subcloud fluxes and structure to the distribution and enhancement of cumulus clouds.

Abstract

The structure of the convective atmospheric boundary layer and the characteristics of the associated turbulent mixing processes in undisturbed conditions over the tropical ocean are investigated using data collected during the GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE). The data were obtained by a number of aircraft equipped with turbulence measuring instrumentation. -from Authors