Abstract
Observations made over land and ocean show that the structure of convection in the lowest one-third of a well-mixed layer may be studied in terms of a density-related variable (e.g., θ v ) without regard to whether structural elements are ascending or descending. This no longer holds in the remainder of the layer. Further, the temperature-humidity correlation is generally not the same for ascending and descending elements in any part of the layer. The consequences for short-path optical propagation are considered.
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Coulman, C.E. Correlations between velocity temperature and humidity fluctuations in the air above land and ocean. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 19, 403–420 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122342
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