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Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Parameterization

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Wind Climate in Cities

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 277))

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Mean flow and turbulence structure of atmospheric boundary layers over homogeneous surfaces is discussed. The basic concepts of static and dynamic stability, together with the relevant stability criteria and parameters are described. Fundamentals of turbulence are introduced with simpler gradient transport and similarity theories. Finally, methods of estimating or parameterizing surface fluxes of momentum and heat, mixing height, wind distribution and turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer for applications to atmospheric circulation and dispersion modeling are discussed. These are largely based on similarity theory relations with input from field experiments and observations.

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  1. Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-8208, USA

    S. Pal Arya

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    Jack E. Cermak

  2. Faculty of Engineering Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

    Alan G. Davenport

  3. Fakultät für Bauingenieur- und Vermessungswesen, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Erich J. Plate

  4. Fluid Mechanics Center, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Domingos X. Viegas

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Arya, S.P. (1995). Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Its Parameterization. In: Cermak, J.E., Davenport, A.G., Plate, E.J., Viegas, D.X. (eds) Wind Climate in Cities. NATO ASI Series, vol 277. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3686-2_3

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