J. R. Garratt

The Atmospheric Boundary Layer

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Produktbeschreibung

The book is a moderately advanced text dealing with the physics and dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 629g
• ISBN-13: 9780521467452
• ISBN-10: 0521467454
• Artikelnr.: 21758954

Inhaltsangabe

1. The atmospheric boundary layer
2. Basic equations for mean and fluctuating quantites
3. Scaling laws for mean and turbulent quantites
4. Surface roughness and local advection
5. Energy fluxes at the land surface
6. The thermally stratified ABL
7. The cloud topped boundary layer
8. ABL modelling and parameterisation schemes
9. The impact of the ABL on climate.