Interactions Feliks 1993; Xian and For high (low) circulation less N, Pielke 1991; Tijm et al. (more) sensitive to area of surface 1999a; Talbot et al. heating and geostrophic wind 2007 Initial inversion strength, initial boundary-layer depth, terrain slope, and multiple inversions also factors Only a few studies have investigated the characteristics of sea breezes when the initial temperature profile deviates substantively from the standard atmosphere (Garratt and Physick 1985; Yan and Anthes 1987; Savijarvi and Alestalo 1988). Increasing stability has been found to decrease (Troen 1982; Arritt 1989, 1993; Xian and Pielke 1991; h Porson et al. 2007a), while a similar dependence has been found between stability and w (Bechtold et al. 1991; Yang 1991; Arritt 1993; Wang et al. 1998). Complex interactions among stability and geostrophic winds, terrain height, and terrain slope are recognized to be important too; for example, Xian and Pielke (1991) found that for high stability, becomes insensitive to the size of a heated peninsula, u while several authors have noted that decreasing stability increases the dependence of sea breezes on the geostrophic flow. According to linear theory (Walsh 1974; Rotunno 1983), is inversely proportional u to stability while is proportional to stability, i.e., increasing stability leads to slightly l weaker winds near the shoreline and increased inland extent. In agreement with linear theory, Yang (1991) found to decrease slightly with increasing stability. However, there u remains disagreement between studies on the dependence of on stability. Arritt (1989) l found that increasing stability leads to slight increases in the offshore extent of sea
Interactions For high (low) N, circulation less (more) sensitive to area of surface heating and geostrophic wind Initial inversion strength, initial boundary-layer depth, terrain slope, and multiple inversions also factors Feliks 1993; Xian and Pielke 1991; Tijm et al. 1999a; Talbot et al. 2007 Only a few studies have investigated the characteristics of sea breezes when the initial temperature profile deviates substantively from the standard atmosphere (Garratt and Physick 1985; Yan and Anthes 1987; Savijarvi and Alestalo 1988). Increasing stability has been found to decrease h (Troen 1982; Arritt 1989, 1993; Xian and Pielke 1991; Porson et al. 2007a), while a similar dependence has been found between stability and w (Bechtold et al. 1991; Yang 1991; Arritt 1993; Wang et al. 1998). Complex interactions among stability and geostrophic winds, terrain height, and terrain slope are recognized to be important too; for example, Xian and Pielke (1991) found that for high stability, u becomes insensitive to the size of a heated peninsula, while several authors have noted that decreasing stability increases the dependence of sea breezes on the geostrophic flow. According to linear theory (Walsh 1974; Rotunno 1983), u is inversely proportional to stability while l is proportional to stability, i.e., increasing stability leads to slightly weaker winds near the shoreline and increased inland extent. In agreement with linear theory, Yang (1991) found u to decrease slightly with increasing stability. However, there remains disagreement between studies on the dependence of l on stability. Arritt (1989) found that increasing stability leads to slight increases in the offshore extent of sea
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