An Observational Study of Continental Stratocumulus

ALBRECHT/摘要 这项研究的目的是观测宾夕法尼亚州立大学附近大陆层丘云的结构和演化。 观测将包括液态水、云底和云高、微物理结构和组成，观测将使用微波雷达仪、激光云高计、94千兆赫雷达、无线电天线和能够测量相同或相关数量的研究飞机。综合观察应有助于形成一个有用的物理描述 与它的海洋对应物不同的是，它相对来说还没有被研究过。

ALBRECHT/ABSTRACT The objective of this research is the observed structure and evolution of continental stratocunulus clouds near Penn State University. The observations will include liquid water, cloud base and height, microphysical structure and composition and will be obtained using a microwave radeoriter, a laser ceilometer, and a 94 GHz rador, radiosoules, and a research aircraft capable of measuring the same or related quantities. The aggragate observations should help to formulate a physical useful description of countineutal stratocunulus clouds which, unlike its maritime couterpart, have remained relatively unexamined.