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Boundary Layer Clouds

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An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology

Part of the book series: Atmospheric Sciences Library ((ATSL,volume 13))

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Clouds can form at the top of mixed layers, and at the bottom of stable boundary layers. The amount and distribution of short and long-wave radiative flux divergence in the boundary layer are altered by clouds, and these effects are emerging as important aspects of the climate-change problem. In addition, the radiative effects combine with latent heating to modulate BL dynamics, turbulence generation, and evolution. This chapter provides a brief review of cloud thermodynamics, radiative processes, the role of entrainment, and descriptions of fogs, cumulus and stratocumulus clouds.

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Stull, R.B. (1988). Boundary Layer Clouds. In: Stull, R.B. (eds) An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology. Atmospheric Sciences Library, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3027-8_13

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