Table 3.

Summary of thermodynamic, dynamic, and cloud properties on both sides of the clear–cloudy interface for three FASE case research flights (RFs). U represents total horizontal wind speed $\left(U=\sqrt{u^2+v^2}\right)$ across the depth of the inversion layer.

	Cloudy			Clear
	RF08	RF09A	RF09B	RF08	RF09A	RF09B
SST (K)	286.6	287.1	287.3	287.0	287.5	287.2
Surface wind (ms−1)	11.3	11.1	11.6	13.2	12.3	11.5
u* (ms−1)	0.15	0.19	0.11	0.40	0.32	0.25
w* (ms−1)	0.44	0.64	0.68	0.44	0.53	0.38
−Zi/LMO	9.8	15.7	49.1	0.8	2.2	1.4
Inversion base height (m)	367	375	391	359	354	386
Inversion top height (m)	422	441	457	443	440	455
Inversion depth (m)	55	66	66	82	86	69
Δθ1 (K)	7.4	8.6	7.0	7.3	7.6	5.4
(Δθ1/Δz)Max (Km−1)	0.38	0.41	0.25	0.32	0.33	0.23
ΔqT (g kg−1)	−3	−3.2	−2.6	−2.9	−3.3	−2.6
ΔU (ms−1)	0.80	1.35	1.35	5.44	2.50	5.32
Cloud base (m)	242	217	265
Cloud top (m)	372	408	401
Cloud depth (m)	131	191	137
Cloud LWP (gm−2)	15	32	18
Rcb (mm d−1)	0.48	0.09	0.07
re (μm)	6.6	6.0	5.9
Nd (cm−3)	107	141	148
Surface PCASP (cm−3)	108	206	236	106	186	207