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Observational study analyzes sea-breeze structure in coastal Australia, revealing significant features.
The James Cook University Coastal Ocean Surface Radar (COSRAD), an HF ground wave radar facility, has been deployed as part of an observational study of a tropical winter sea-breeze. The study took place during two days (31 August and I September 1982) of a typical prevailing winter trade-wind regime over Cleveland Bay near Townsville, Australia (19.25°S, 146.74°E). Continuous observations of the one-dimensional structure of sea-surface wind fields to 27 km offshore were made with COSRAD, and these were complements by radiosonde and pilot-balloon flights from nearby Townsville Airport, together with surface wind and temperature data from the Airport, the University research vessel 6 to 24 km offshore and an automatic weather station at 50 km offshore. This paper assesses the performance of the radar in deriving surface wind fields, and provides an analysis of all the data relating to the sea-breeze events on both days. While the sea-breeze remained a relatively minor perturbation on the trades, its detailed offshore structure revealed some interesting features.
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