Mixing-height analysis of data collected during the SCCCAMP-1985 intensive measurement periods

The South Central Coast Cooperative Aerometric Monitoring Program (SCCCAMP) field measurement program was conducted from 3 September through 7 October 1985. As part of the SCCCAMP Data Analysis Project, the study has as its objectives the analysis of the available sounding data for mixing properties during the intensive operational periods of 12-14, 20-21 and 23-25 September, and 2-4 October 1985. This analysis includes development of a Lotus 1-2-3 data base of mixing information, and interpretation of the regional mixing within the SCCCAMP study area. This information will then be used in other phases of the analysis effort in evaluation of pollutant transport, tracer analysis, mass balance calculations and overall trends during the 1985 intensive operational periods. The analysis efforts focused around interpretation of data from the three aerometric aircraft operated by Sonoma Technology (STI) and AeroVironment (AV), rawinsonde data collected at various locations by various groups, and the Doppler acoustic sounder data collected by AV. Other data were also collected during the field program but were either not available, or not in a format that could be readily analyzed.