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Trade Wind Inversion

Typical Inversion Structure Pressure (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Subtropical Kinematic Structure (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Subtropical Kinematic Structure (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Typical Inversion Structure (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Frequency of Inversion Occurrence (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Height of Inversion Base (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Height of Inversion Top (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Inversion Thickness (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Temperature at Inversion Base (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Temperature at Inversion Top (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

∆T Across Inversion (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Potential Temperature at Inversion Base (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Potential Temperature at Inversion Top (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Relative Humidity at Inversion Top (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Decrease in RH Across Inversion (Figure obtained from Neiburger et al. (1961), © 1961 Univ. of California Press.)

Vertical Structure of ϴ and ϴe Note: For p as the vertical coordinate, sign convention is the same if a leading – is added in front of the partial derivatives. z z inversion layer inversion layer ϴ ϴe