Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 1957 · 1.1K citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyAir-sea InteractionAtmospheric ScienceBoundary Layer MeteorologyBoundary-layer DynamicsBoundary-layer StructurePlanetary Boundary LayerWind ShearWind-driven MixingAtmospheric InversionsBoundary Layer Wind ProfilesBoundary Layer Wind ShearInversion DynamicsInversion FormationNocturnal Boundary Layer WindsVelocity Profile In Boundary LayersWind Shear Profiles
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.
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ON THUNDERSTORM FORECASTING IN THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
L. L. Means · Monthly Weather Review · 1952 · 108 citations