Boundary-layer depth and entrainment zone characterization with a boundary-layer profiler |
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| Authors: | Wayne M Angevine Allen B White S K Avery |
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| Institution: | (1) Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, NOAA / University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA |
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| Abstract: | A technique for determining the height of the convective atmospheric boundary layer (CBL) with a 915 MHz boundary-layer profiler is discussed. The results are compared with CBL heights determined from radiosonde measurements. The profiler provides continuous CBL height measurements with very good time resolution (30 minutes or less), allowing for detailed understanding of the growth and fluctuations of the CBL. In addition, the profiler provides information about the degree of definition of the CBL top and the thickness of the entrainment zone. The measurements discussed were taken during the Rural Oxidants in the Southern Environment II (ROSE II) experiment. |
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