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The Effect of Submeso Motions on the Budgets of the Mean Turbulent Kinetic Energy and Temperature Variance in the Stable Atmospheric Surface Layer
By considering turbulence observations in the atmospheric stable surface layer over complex terrain, we study the effect of submeso motions on the...
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Heat Transport by Turbulence and Submeso Structures in the Stable Boundary Layer
We examine measurements in the very stable boundary layer using tower data and a network of flux stations in the Shallow Cold Pool experiment....
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Thermal Submeso Motions in the Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer. Part 2: Generating Mechanisms and Implications
In the stable boundary layer, thermal submesofronts (TSFs) are detected during the Shallow Cold Pool experiment in the Colorado plains, Colorado, USA...
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On the parametrizations for the dissipation rate of the turbulence kinetic energy in stable conditions
Observations acquired in the stable surface layer during two field experiments (The Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations Program...
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Boundary-Layer Processes Hindering Contemporary Numerical Weather Prediction Models
Time integration of the unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) equations is the principal approach used in numerical weather prediction....
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The Performance of a Time-Varying Filter Time Under Stable Conditions over Mountainous Terrain
Eddy-covariance data from five stations in the Inn Valley, Austria, are analyzed for stable conditions to determine the gap scale that separates...
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Interaction of Submeso Motions in the Antarctic Stable Boundary Layer
Submeso motions add complexities to the structure of the stable boundary layer. Such motions include horizontal meandering and gravity waves, in...
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Submeso Motions and Intermittent Turbulence Across a Nocturnal Low-Level Jet: A Self-Organized Criticality Analogy
One of the hallmarks of the stable boundary layer is the switching between turbulent (active) and non-turbulent (passive) states. In very stable...
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Thermal Submesoscale Motions in the Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer. Part 1: Detection and Mean Statistics
Submesoscale motions within the stable boundary layer were detected during the Shallow Cold Pool Experiment conducted in the Colorado plains,...
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Small-Scale Spatial Variation of the Nocturnal Wind Field
This study examines the spatial variability of the nocturnal wind field using eight networks of surface observations ranging in horizontal width from...
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Turbulence in the Strongly Heterogeneous Near-Surface Boundary Layer over Patchy Snow
The near-surface boundary layer above patchy snow cover in mountainous terrain is characterized by a highly complex interplay of various flows on...
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Statistical Investigation of Flow Structures in Different Regimes of the Stable Boundary Layer
A combination of methods originating from non-stationary time-series analysis is applied to two datasets of near-surface turbulence in order to gain...
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Assessing the Departures from the Energy- and Flux-Budget (EFB) Model in Heterogeneous and Urbanized Environment for Stable Atmospheric Stratification
Turbulence closure schemes, besides their intrinsic theoretical importance, represent a fundamental component in the atmospheric numerical models....
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Different Turbulent Regimes and Vertical Turbulence Structures of the Urban Nocturnal Stable Boundary Layer
Turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) is still not well characterized, especially over complex underlying surfaces. Herein, gradient tower...
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Multiscale Shear Forcing of Turbulence in the Nocturnal Boundary Layer: A Statistical Analysis
The lower nocturnal boundary layer is governed by intermittent turbulence which is thought to be triggered by sporadic activity of so-called...
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Types of Vertical Structure of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer
The vertical structure of the observed stable boundary layer often deviates substantially from textbook profiles. Even over flat homogeneous...
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Meridional deflection of global eddy propagation derived from tandem altimetry: Mechanism and implication
A common view on meridional deflection of eddy propagation is poleward for cyclones and equatorward for anticyclones. This widely accepted...
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Non-stationary Boundary Layers
The literature includes a wide variety of definitions or perceptions of non-stationarity. Non-stationarity can be expressed in terms of turbulence...
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Small-Scale Variability in the Nocturnal Boundary Layer
Nocturnal variations of temperature and wind are examined at three contrasting sites. After the early evening period of rapid cooling, the magnitude...
