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Atmospheric boundary layers
Author(s) -
Mahrt L.
Publication year - 1983
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/rg021i005p01042
Subject(s) - boundary layer , boundary (topology) , planetary boundary layer , scope (computer science) , boundary layer control , scale (ratio) , environmental science , meteorology , geology , boundary layer thickness , physics , computer science , mathematics , mechanics , mathematical analysis , programming language , quantum mechanics
Since more than a dozen papers relating to atmospheric boundary layers are published every month, it is necessary to restrict the scope of this review. Here we address only fundamental aspects of the physics of the boundary layer and exclude research related to instrumentation, specific applied areas of boundary layer research, and interactions with larger‐scale circulations. Some aspects of the boundary layer will be treated very briefly or included only in the reference lists while other topics, which have been omitted in past reviews, will be covered in more depth. Wyngaard (1978, 1979), Paegle (1979), Zeman (1981) and Nieuwstadt (1982) recently surveyed many aspects of atmospheric boundary layer research.