Vandenberg Boundary Layer Survey (VBLS)
Subtitle: final report - results
By: by C. E. Skupniewicz, R. F. Kamada, and L. McKay
Contributors: Kamada, Ray; McKay, L.; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Physics
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
Subjects: ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DATA  BASES TOPOGRAPHY
Other titles: NPS-61-90-004.
Description: VBLS consisted of a set of three experiments at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. during 1988 to      study characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer over complex terrain during sea      breeze conditions. This report consists of two sections. The section labelled as Results      contains an analysis and interpretation of data. The Appendix section contains details of      measurement techniques and a variety of charts and tables summarizing and supplementing the      data set. Results indicate that characteristic surface roughness lengths range from .01 to .19 m,      not accounting for large scale topography. The surface heat flux was not a strong function of      location, and primarily depended on solar insolation as described by time and cloud over. The      base was divided into four regions based on topography, and probabilities of boundary layer      depth was examined of its dependence upon terrain height and slope, boundary layer stability,      and inversion strength. Terrain height was most important. Large variations in boundary layer      characteristics near the stratus edge were also observed. (jhd)
Notes: Cover title.

"NPS-61-90-004."

"April 1990."

"Final report for period January 1988 - December 1988."

Includes bibliographical references (p.  339).