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Mean inversion strength of the convective boundary layer over the oceans
Author(s) -
Betts Alan K.
Publication year - 1989
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.49711548812
Subject(s) - inversion (geology) , convective boundary layer , boundary layer , convection , subsidence , geology , energy balance , atmospheric sciences , energy budget , planetary boundary layer , meteorology , mechanics , physics , thermodynamics , geomorphology , structural basin
An equilibrium energy budget for the oceanic convective boundary layer shows that the mean inversion strength in balance with a radiatively driven subsidence is typically ≈ 9 K, in agreement with the widely observed value.