Transitional, entraining, cloudy, and coastal boundary layers

Atmospheric boundary layers are marvelously varied and complex. Recent research has examined some of that variety. Boundary layers over land undergo drastic changes throughout the day as the sun rises and sets, and as clouds form and dissipate. Air is entrained at the top of the boundary layer at va...

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Published inActa geophysica Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 2 - 20
Main Author Angevine, Wayne M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Versita 01.03.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
advected turbulence
Atmospheric boundary layer
Boundary layers
coastal boundary layer
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
entrainment
Geophysics/Geodesy
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
marine boundary layer
pollutant transport
Pollution dispersion
Structural Geology
transitional boundary layer
pollutant transport
advected turbulence
coastal boundary layer
marine boundary layer
transitional boundary layer
entrainment
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Summary:Atmospheric boundary layers are marvelously varied and complex. Recent research has examined some of that variety. Boundary layers over land undergo drastic changes throughout the day as the sun rises and sets, and as clouds form and dissipate. Air is entrained at the top of the boundary layer at varying rates. As air moves over the coast, the boundary layer reacts to changes in surface forcing. All of these changes affect pollutant transport and weather formation. In this paper, research attempting to understand transitional, cloud-topped, and coastal boundary layers, and boundary-layer top entrainment, is reviewed.
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ISSN:1895-6572
1895-7455
DOI:10.2478/s11600-007-0035-1