Abstract
Time series measurements from an array of meteorological buoys off the Oregon coast displayed periodicities that suggest the presence of atmospheric roll vortices. The roll vortices were associated with nocturnal land breezes, cool air masses moving slowly seaward through the buoy array under the prevailing longshore wind of marine air. It appears that buoyancy and shear are the mechanisms responsible for the observed rolls.
Recommended Citation
Burt, Wayne V., Henry Crew, and Stephen L. Poole. 1975. "Evidence for roll vortices associated with a land breeze." Journal of Marine Research 33, (S). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1335
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