Radiative Processes in the Stable Boundary Layer: Part I. Radiative Aspects |
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| Authors: | J M Edwards |
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| Institution: | (1) Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK |
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| Abstract: | The structure of the radiatively dominated stable boundary layer is analysed using idealized calculations at high vertical
and spectral resolution. The temperature profile of a nocturnal radiative boundary layer, developing after the evening transition,
is found to be well described in terms of radiative cooling to the surface, although radiative exchanges within the atmosphere
become increasingly important with time. The treatment of non-black surfaces is discussed in some detail and it is shown that
the effect of reducing the surface emissivity is to decrease rather than to increase the radiative cooling rate in the surface
layer. It is also argued that an accurate assessment of the impact of non-black surfaces requires careful attention to the
spectral and directional characteristics of the surface emissivity. A polar nocturnal boundary layer, developing above snow-covered
ground, is simulated and found to reach a slowly evolving state characterized by a strong radiative divergence near the surface
that is comparable to observed values. Radiative boundary layers are characterized by large temperature gradients near the
surface.
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| Keywords: | Near-surface air temperature Radiative cooling Stable boundary layer Surface emissivity |
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