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A convective planetary boundary layer is a type of planetary boundary layer where positive buoyancy flux at the surface creates a thermal instability and thus generates additional or even major turbulence. (This is also known as having CAPE or convective available potential energy; see atmospheric convection.) A convective boundary layer is ...
Adapted from Stull 1988 An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology page 13 (1) The Surface layer is a very shallow region close to the ground (bottom 5–10% of CBL). It is characterized by a superadiabatic lapse rate , moisture decrease with height and strong wind shear . [ 2 ]
The Obukhov length is used to describe the effects of buoyancy on turbulent flows, particularly in the lower tenth of the atmospheric boundary layer. It was first defined by Alexander Obukhov [1] in 1946. [2] [3] It is also known as the Monin–Obukhov length because of its important role in the similarity theory developed by Monin and Obukhov. [4]
English: Vertical profiles of mean variables in convective boundary layer. Adapted from Stull 1988 "An Introduction to Boundary layer meteorology" page 13 Adapted from Stull 1988 "An Introduction to Boundary layer meteorology" page 13
The depth of a vortex is usually the depth of the boundary layer, which is generally on the order of 1–2 km. A vortex pair usually has a lateral to vertical dimension ratio of around 3:1. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 9 ] Experimental studies have shown that the aspect ratio (a ratio of roll wavelength to boundary layer depth) has been found to vary between ...
Similarity theory is extensively used in boundary layer meteorology since relations in turbulent processes are not always resolvable from first principles. [ 2 ] An idealized vertical profile of the mean flow for a neutral boundary layer is the logarithmic wind profile derived from Prandtl 's mixing length theory , [ 3 ] which states that the ...
Representations of the atmospheric boundary layer in global climate models play a role in simulations of past, present, and future climates.Representing the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) within global climate models (GCMs) are difficult due to differences in surface type, scale mismatch between physical processes affecting the ABL and scales at which GCMs are run, and difficulties in ...
The planetary boundary layer can have lower level clouds located around the capping inversion top. The two main types of clouds within the planetary boundary layer are fair-weather cumulus clouds and stratocumulus clouds. The underlying surface primarily determines the type of cloud produced within the planetary boundary layer.