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Some aspects of turbulence structure through the depth of the convective boundary layer
Author(s) -
Caughey S. J.,
Palmer S. G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49710544606
Subject(s) - convective boundary layer , boundary layer , turbulence , merge (version control) , convection , planetary boundary layer , boundary (topology) , meteorology , geology , mechanics , atmospheric sciences , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , computer science , information retrieval
Results from a series of boundary layer measurements carried out at Ashchurch, Worcestershire during July 1976 are combined with those from the 1973 Minnesota experiment. This data set provides a more complete description of the behaviour of some turbulence statistics through the depth of the convective boundary layer and into the stable air of the free atmosphere. Although the two experimental regions differ quite markedly topographically, the two sets of data are found to merge together quite well in the middle of the boundary layer and do not reveal any systematic differences that might be attributable to surface effects. The vertical profiles of turbulence statistics are compared, where possible, with other results from numerical models and laboratory experiments.