Abstract
During the MESOGERS 84 experiment in SW France from September 10 to October 5, 1984, different aspects of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer over complex terrain were investigated using a regional meteorological network, two instrumented aircraft and a Doppler Sodar network.
The main objective has been to understand:
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flow properties over inhomogeneous terrain;
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fluxes and inversion height behaviour from a regional point of view.
A description of the experiment and of the different studies undertaken is given.
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Weill, A., Mazaudier, C., Baudin, F. et al. The ‘MESOGERS 84’ experiment: A report. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 42, 251–264 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123815
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