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Atmospheric boundary layer turbulence in stably stratified conditions is characterised by an intermittent, unsteady behaviour. The intermittency can result from localised flow acceleration due to non-turbulent motions, which can exhibit structures such as ramp-cliff convective patterns, waves or microfronts. Based on a timeseries clustering method, we characterise interactions between scales of motion in a dataset of near-surface stable boundary layer turbulence. Individual flow structures are investigated in two weak-wind flow regimes exhibiting distinct scale interaction properties. The signature of flow structures differs despite comparable wind and stability properties.
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This research has been supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through grant number VE 933/2-1, and through the CRC1114 “Scaling Cascades in Complex Systems”, project B07.
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Vercauteren, N., Belušić, D. (2019). Flow Structures and Scale Interactions in Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence. In: Gorokhovski, M., Godeferd, F. (eds) Turbulent Cascades II. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 26. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12547-9_29
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