1 Trade Wind Inversion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 Vertical Structure of ϴ and ϴeNote: 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