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An investigation has been made of the structure of sea-breeze fronts observed at Thumba mostly during the months of December to April using data from a Doppler SODAR and in situ measurements of wind components, humidity and temperature. The study shows that the vertical wind structure observed in the SODAR height range provides a distinct signature of the passage of a front and that the intensity of the front is decided by the intensity and direction of the prevailing winds as well as the amount of rotation of the wind vector during the onset of the sea-breeze. Spectral analyses of vertical winds during the passage of the front reveal a dominant periodicity of about 6 min for strong sea-breeze fronts.
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Jeeva Prakash, J.W., Ramachandran, R., Nair, K.N. et al. On the structure of sea-breeze fronts observed near the coastline of Thumba, India. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 59, 111–124 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120689
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