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When flying in cloud-free continental areas, it is commonly observed that the air in the lowest one or two kilometers is quite heavily polluted. Visibility over thousands of square kilometers may be restricted to a few kilometers or less. The air seems to be uniformly dirty. Quite surprisingly, when one ascends through the top of this layer, one observes a sharp, distinct top surface. Suddenly one is able to see mountains or clouds hundreds of kilometers in the distance.
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Blackadar, A.K. (1997). The Neutral Surface Boundary Layer. In: Turbulence and Diffusion in the Atmosphere. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60481-2_3
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