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Surface-Based Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

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An overview of applications of ground-based remote sensing is given. The first part concentrates on the vertical layering of the ABL and especially deals with the determination of mixing layer height. The second part presents various remote-sensing measurement results depicting vertical profiles of wind, turbulence, temperature, and humidity. The third part addresses turbulent fluxes and the last part regional-scale flow systems in the ABL.

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