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Atmospheric planetary boundary‐layer research in the U.S.: 1991–1994
Author(s) -
Moeng ChinHoh,
LeMone Margaret A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/95rg00185
Subject(s) - planetary boundary layer , biosphere , atmosphere (unit) , environmental science , boundary layer , climate model , meteorology , water cycle , atmospheric sciences , atmosphere of earth , climatology , earth system science , climate change , astrobiology , geology , geography , oceanography , physics , ecology , astronomy , biology , thermodynamics , turbulence
With the increasing emphasis on coupled climate systems, planetary‐boundary‐layer (PBL) research has also gained increasing attention. Atmospheric and oceanic PBLs serve as the interface between all of the system components: atmosphere, ocean, land, and biosphere. Boundary‐layer clouds also play important roles in climate, e.g., trade‐wind cumulus in the hydrological cycle and subtropical marine stratus in the Earth's radiation budget. Therefore, proper PBL parameterization schemes are needed to accurately link all of the climate system components and to represent cloud formation and dissipation.