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Analytical Model Coupling Ekman and Surface Layer Structure in Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flows
We introduce an analytical model that describes the vertical structure of Ekman boundary layer flows coupled to the Monin-Obukhov Similarity Theory...
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Ocean Forcing and the Surface Mixed Layer
The ocean is forced by radiation from and to the atmosphere, fluxes across the air-sea interface, and by freshwater input from precipitation and...
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On Height of the Surface Air Layer by Sodar Data
AbstractAverage empirical estimations of the surface air layer height in Moscow have been received by the data of long-term acoustic remote sensing...
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Fundamentals of Boundary-Layer Meteorology
This book is filled with didactic elements such as exercises, charts and case study examples. It introduces a set of fundamental equations that...
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A Novel Similarity Approach for Describing the Bulk Shear in the Atmospheric Surface Layer
The Monin–Obukhov Similarity Theory (MOST) is a cornerstone of boundary layer meteorology and the basis of most parameterizations of the atmospheric...
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Evaluation of Surface Layer Stability Functions and Their Extension to First Order Turbulent Closures for Weakly and Strongly Stratified Stable Boundary Layer
In this study, we utilize a generalization of Monin–Obukhov similarity theory to construct first order turbulent closures for single-column models of...
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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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Study of Surface Layer Characteristics in the Presence of Suspended Snow Particles Using Observational Data and Large Eddy Simulation
AbstractA snowdrift is a two-phase flow consisting of air and suspended particles. In the presence of snow particles in the air, additional stability...
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A Systematic Investigation of the Applicability of Taylor’s Hypothesis in an Idealized Surface Layer
Taylor’s Frozen Turbulence Hypothesis (TH) is a critical assumption in turbulent theory and practice which allows time series of point measurements...
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Subgrid Variability of Atmospheric Surface-Layer Parameters in Complex Terrain
This paper reports analysis of eddy-covariance data collected during the WFIP2 field campaign in the complex-terrain of the US Pacific Northwest. A...
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Machine Learning for Improving Surface-Layer-Flux Estimates
Flows in the atmospheric boundary layer are turbulent, characterized by a large Reynolds number, the existence of a roughness sublayer and the...
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Setting Up a Large-Eddy Simulation to Focus on the Atmospheric Surface Layer
Large-eddy simulations (LES) above forests and cities typically constrain the simulation domain to the first 10–20% of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer...
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On the Departure from Monin–Obukhov Surface Similarity and Transition to the Convective Mixed Layer
Large-eddy simulations are used to evaluate mean profile similarity in the convective boundary layer (CBL). Particular care is taken regarding the...
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On Turbulent Helicity in the Surface Layer of the Atmosphere
AbstractSynchronous measurements of vorticity and velocity in the boundary layer of the atmosphere were carried out using the original...
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Marine-Freshwater Ratio by Hydrochemical Proxies in the Surface Desalinated Layer of the Kara Sea
Freshwater in the Arctic seas is an important factor in the circulation of water masses and the functioning of the marine ecosystem. The Kara Sea is...
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Multi-site observation of large-scale eddies in the surface layer of the Loess Plateau
This article aims to build a theory of atmospheric boundary layer turbulence under complex conditions. To achieve this goal, we constructed a...
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Grain Size Distribution, Organic Carbon, and Geochemical Markers in the Surface Layer of Bottom Sediments in the Northeastern Kara Sea
AbstractThe upper layer of bottom sediments in the northeastern Kara Sea is studied. It is shown that the sediment composition is dominated by silt,...
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Resonance frequency of an orthotropic layer to non-principal vertically incident SH body and surface waves
In this study, non-principal waves propagating in an isotropic elastic half-space covered by an orthotropic layer are examined. The main objective is...
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The Polluted Boundary Layer
The goals of this chapter are to quantify the degree to which aerosol pollution alters properties of the boundary layer and to understand the...
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A Novel Method to Quantify Near-Surface Boundary-Layer Dynamics at Ultra-High Spatio-Temporal Resolution
The lateral transport of heat above abrupt (sub-)metre-scale steps in land surface temperature influences the local surface energy balance. We...
