Presentation Information
[ATT41-P05]Climate Above Ground : Redux
*Aji John1, Kevin Xu2, Angela Xu3 (1.University of Washington, 2.University of California, Berkeley, 3.University of California, San Diego)
Keywords:
Boundary layer temperature,Boundary-layer meteorology,Vertical temperature profile,Sensor
Climate above ground (CAG) has been actively studied since Rudolf Geiger’s original manuscript in 1940. Most of the CAG studies employ use of measurement apparatuses at a height of >1 meter or simply rely on data collected from meteorological weather stations. There is a serious gap in understanding of climate within the first meter above ground. We have designed and deployed a sensor module equipped with temperature sensors evenly spaced between 0.16 meters and 1 meter above ground. We visualized the temperature variations at various heights, and compared the readings with readings made at a height of 1.2 meters, a commonly used height for temperature readings in the literature. We attest to the past findings of "nocturnal raised minimum".