Bulk Transfer Relations for the Roughness Sublayer |
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| Authors: | Koen De Ridder |
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| Institution: | (1) CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra, Australia |
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| Abstract: | In the roughness sublayer (RSL), Monin–Obukhov surface layer similarity theory fails. This is problematic for atmospheric
modelling applications over domains that include rough terrain such as forests or cities, since in these situations numerical
models often have the lowest model level located within the RSL. Based on empirical RSL profile functions for momentum and
scalar quantities, and scaling the height with the RSL height z
*, we derive a simple bulk transfer relation that accounts for RSL effects. To verify the validity of our approach, these relations
are employed together with wind speed and temperature profiles measured over boreal forest during the BOREAS experimental
campaign to estimate momentum and heat fluxes. It is demonstrated that, when compared with observed flux values, the inclusion
of RSL effects in the transfer relations yields a considerable improvement in the estimated fluxes. |
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