Simple models of transpiration, e.g., the Penman-Monteith equation, treat atmospheric conditions as driving variables. In fact, transpiration modifies temperature and humidity throughout the convective boundary layer, creating feedbacks that stabilize the water use of vegetation. This thesis concentrates on the new empirical relationships proposed by Monteith (1995), for developing simple...
Stable boundary layer height h is determined from eddy correlation measurements of the vertical profiles of the buoyancy flux and turbulence energy from a tower over grassland in autumn, a tower over rangeland with variable snow cover during winter, and aircraft data in the stable marine boundary layer generated by...
The examination in some detail of the relationships between
air quality and the thermal structure of the lowest layers of the atmosphere
constituted the primary objective of this thesis. Data for
the study were assembled during April-June 1965 at the U.S.
Weather Bureau Station, McNary Field, Salem, Oregon. The measures...
In Medford, Oregon, the major source of pollution is the lumber
mill waste burner. Its low combustion efficiency results in the
emission of large quantities of particulate into the atmosphere.
Due to the influence of the atmospheric radiation inversion and
possibly the poor performance of the burners at the time...
Precipitation occurrence in three winter periods and three
summer periods is examined for two Oregon stations: Seaside and
Squaw Butte. The winter periods are January, February, and the
interval January 15 to February 20. The summer periods are July,
August, and the interval July 10 to August 15. The two...
This study examines in detail a continuous drop-size distribution
recorder and selected data gathered with this recorder at
various locations on 6, 15, and 31 May 1966. The drop-size distribution
recorder consists of a self-contained, mobile unit able to
operate without electric power. This recorder utilizes "Ozalid 105
SZ" filter...
A parallel algorithm is described for variational assimilation of observations into oceanic and atmospheric models. The algorithm may be coded first for execution on a serial computer and then trivially modified for execution on a parallel computer such as the Intel iPSC/860. The speedup factor for parallel execution is roughly...
While primary use of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), various GNSS applications have emerged over the past decades that includes GNSS meteorology. GNSS meteorology is the remote sensing of the atmospheric constituents in the neutral atmosphere – mostly in the troposphere - using GNSS...