TY - JOUR
T1 - A satellite study of cloud-band frequencies over the Great Lakes
AU - Kristovich, D. A.R.
AU - Steve, R. A.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Lake-effect cloud bands over each of the North American Great Lakes were studied, using five winters of visible satellite data (1988-93) in order to better document the frequency of mesoscale boundary layer flows that led to their development. Several cloud-band classifications, based on boundary layer circulations identified by past authors, were used. The two most common cloud features over the Great Lakes were widespread lake-effect clouds, usually exhibiting multiple wind-parallel bands, and single or double bands parallel to the long axis of the lakes. Wind-parallel bands of lake-effect clouds have been shown in previous studies to form in the updraft regions of boundary layer roll vortices. Cloud bands parallel to the long axis of each of the Great Lakes have been shown to be organized primarily by land breezes. -from Authors
AB - Lake-effect cloud bands over each of the North American Great Lakes were studied, using five winters of visible satellite data (1988-93) in order to better document the frequency of mesoscale boundary layer flows that led to their development. Several cloud-band classifications, based on boundary layer circulations identified by past authors, were used. The two most common cloud features over the Great Lakes were widespread lake-effect clouds, usually exhibiting multiple wind-parallel bands, and single or double bands parallel to the long axis of the lakes. Wind-parallel bands of lake-effect clouds have been shown in previous studies to form in the updraft regions of boundary layer roll vortices. Cloud bands parallel to the long axis of each of the Great Lakes have been shown to be organized primarily by land breezes. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<2083:ASSOCB>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<2083:ASSOCB>2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029414023
VL - 34
SP - 2083
EP - 2090
JO - Journal of Applied Meteorology
JF - Journal of Applied Meteorology
SN - 0894-8763
IS - 9
ER -