Interaction of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer with Large-Scale Processes over the Bay of Bengal During MONEX79

摘要

This paper discusses the role of the atmospheric boundary layer in the Bay of Bengal cyclogenesis processes. The boundary layer experiment at Digha consisted of three main components: (1) a 10 m micrometeorological tower at the beach with instruments to observe turbulent fluxes of heat and momentum over the ocean; (2) a weather station that continuously recorded mean parameters; and (3) pilot balloon observations to a height of about 1000 m.