Daily coastal low cloudiness, precipitable water, related atmospheric variables, and model code for Southern California (1996–2020)
Low-level stratiform clouds modulate California's coastal climate during the warm season. Previous work describing the seasonal and daily variability of coastal low cloudiness (CLC) suggests that in July, August, and September southern California's CLC is under the influence of an additional driver, which has less impact in northern California. In this work, we introduce the link in which free-tropospheric moisture dictated by North American Monsoon (NAM) processes can impact southern California CLC. We use in situ and remote sensing observations, as well as reanalysis and single column model simulations to identify and investigate this previously missing component.
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| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Rachel Clemesha", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:rclemesha@ucsd.edu" } |
| description | Low-level stratiform clouds modulate California's coastal climate during the warm season. Previous work describing the seasonal and daily variability of coastal low cloudiness (CLC) suggests that in July, August, and September southern California's CLC is under the influence of an additional driver, which has less impact in northern California. In this work, we introduce the link in which free-tropospheric moisture dictated by North American Monsoon (NAM) processes can impact southern California CLC. We use in situ and remote sensing observations, as well as reanalysis and single column model simulations to identify and investigate this previously missing component. |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_68a8cb4ad4be0263357942e4 |
| keyword |
[ "California", "Southern California Coastal", "Southwest United States", "USGS:68a8cb4ad4be0263357942e4", "atmospheric and climatic processes", "climate", "climate change", "climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere", "coastal low clouds", "geospatial analysis", "geospatial datasets", "marine layer clouds", "north american monsoon", "remote sensing", "weather" ] |
| modified | 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -122.0000, 32.5300, -114.1200, 36.0000 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Daily coastal low cloudiness, precipitable water, related atmospheric variables, and model code for Southern California (1996–2020) |
