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Boundary Layers in Planetary Atmospheres

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Dynamic Meteorology

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In large-scale air currents, near the surface of a planet, the combined action of the pressure gradient, turbulent friction and Coriolis force results in the formation of the atmospheric boundary layer. Unlike most boundary layers dealt with in aerodynamical engineering, the atmospheric boundary layer is characterized by the influence of the Coriolis force (i.e., the planet’s rotation) and the density stratification of air (affecting turbulence through buoyancy forces). Thus the atmospheric boundary layer is a turbulent boundary layer in a rotating stratified fluid.

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Monin, A.S. (1973). Boundary Layers in Planetary Atmospheres. In: Morel, P. (eds) Dynamic Meteorology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2599-7_4

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