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Calculation Of The Height Of The Stable Boundary Layer In Practical Applications

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Currently used and newly proposed calculation techniques for the heightof the stable boundary layer (SBL), including the bulk-Richardson-numbermethod, diagnostic equations for the equilibrium SBL height, and a relaxation-typeprognostic equation, are discussed from the point of view of their physical basis andrelevance to experimental data. Among diagnostic equations, the best fit to data exhibits an advanced Ekman-layer height model derived recently with due regard to the role of the free-flow stability. Its extension to non-steady regimes provides a prognostic equation recommended for use in practical applications.

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Zilitinkevich, S., Baklanov, A. Calculation Of The Height Of The Stable Boundary Layer In Practical Applications. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 105, 389–409 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020376832738

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