There is a layer of air from the ground up to a few hundred feet called the planetary boundary layer. The boundary layer is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and is heated by the convection of heat ...

Improved observations of the atmospheric boundary layer (BL) and its interactions with the ocean, land, and ice surfaces have great potential to advance science on a number of fronts, from improving ...

ABSTRACT A soil–vegetation–atmospheric boundary layer model was developed to study the performance of two local-closure and two nonlocal-closure boundary layer mixing schemes for use in meteorological ...

The stable atmospheric boundary layer (SBL) is a critical component of the Earth’s atmospheric system, characterised by subdued turbulence and a pronounced stratification that suppresses vertical ...

Global distribution of the land cover used in the analysis. Compared to the original Copernicus land cover dataset, the number of classes was reduced from 23 to 7. Unlocking the secrets of Earth's ...

Journal of Hydrometeorology, Vol. 12, No. 5 (October 2011), pp. 766-786 (21 pages) ABSTRACT The inherent coupled nature of earth’s energy and water cycles places significant importance on the proper ...

ADELPHI, Md. -- Army researchers have designed a computer model that more effectively calculates the behavior of atmospheric turbulence in complex environments, including cities, forests, deserts and ...

Difference map of the 200-hPa geopotential height (unit: m) between the control and sensitive (turn off latent heating) experiments based on WRF model during 4‒12 February 2023. The time series is the ...

Are you ready to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in climate, air quality, and atmospheric dynamics? At Michigan Technological University, our PhD program in Atmospheric Sciences equips you ...

Improved observations of the atmospheric boundary layer (BL) and its interactions with the ocean, land, and ice surfaces have great potential to advance science on a number of fronts, from improving ...