The Structure of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Author: Sylvain M. Joffre
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 122
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Author: Sylvain M. Joffre
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher G. Herbster
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1997-04-24
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 0309057426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert James Wayland
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 776
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Zbigniew Sorbjan
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher R. Jackson
Publisher: National Environmental Satellite, Data, & Information Service
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780160732140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the types of information available from spaceborne images of the ocean.
Author: J. R. Garratt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-04-21
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780521467452
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book gives a comprehensive and lucid account of the science of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). There is an emphasis on the application of the ABL to numerical modelling of the climate. The book comprises nine chapters, several appendices (data tables, information sources, physical constants) and an extensive reference list. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction, with chapters 2 and 3 dealing with the development of mean and turbulence equations, and the many scaling laws and theories that are the cornerstone of any serious ABL treatment. Modelling of the ABL is crucially dependent for its realism on the surface boundary conditions, and chapters 4 and 5 deal with aerodynamic and energy considerations, with attention to both dry and wet land surfaces and sea. The structure of the clear-sky, thermally stratified ABL is treated in chapter 6, including the convective and stable cases over homogeneous land, the marine ABL and the internal boundary layer at the coastline. Chapter 7 then extends the discussion to the cloudy ABL. This is seen as particularly relevant, since the extensive stratocumulus regions over the subtropical oceans and stratus regions over the Arctic are now identified as key players in the climate system. Finally, chapters 8 and 9 bring much of the book's material together in a discussion of appropriate ABL and surface parameterization schemes in general circulation models of the atmosphere that are being used for climate simulation.
Author: Hollis Elizabeth Pyatt
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1992-02-01
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 0309046874
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlmost half the U.S. population lives along the coast. In another 20 years this population is expected to more than double in size. The unique weather and climate of the coastal zone, circulating pollutants, altering storms, changing temperature, and moving coastal currents affect air pollution and disaster preparedness, ocean pollution, and safeguarding near-shore ecosystems. Activities in commerce, industry, transportation, freshwater supply, safety, recreation, and national defense also are affected. The research community engaged in studies of coastal meteorology in recent years has made significant advancements in describing and predicting atmospheric properties along coasts. Coastal Meteorology reviews this progress and recommends research that would increase the value and application of what is known today.
Author: J. C. Kaimal
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1994-01-06
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0195362772
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBoundary layer meteorology is the study of the physical processes that take place in the layer of air that is most influenced by the earth's underlying surface. This text/reference gives an uncomplicated view of the structure of the boundary layer, the instruments available for measuring its mean and turbulent properties, how best to make the measurements, and ways to process and analyze the data. The main applications of the book are in atmospheric modelling, wind engineering, air pollution, and agricultural meteorology. The authors have pioneered research on atmospheric turbulence and flow, and are noted for their contributions to the study of the boundary layer. This important work will interest atmospheric scientists, meteorologists, and students and faculty in these fields.