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Sodemann, Harald ; Foken, Thomas:
Empirical evaluation of an extended similarity theory for the stably stratified atmospheric surface layer.
In: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Vol. 130
(2004)
Issue 602
.
- pp. 2665-2671.
ISSN 1477-870X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.03.88
Abstract in another language
The theory of the atmospheric stable boundary layer (SBL) has recently been extended by a distinction between nocturnal and long-lived SBLs. The latter SBL type, which includes influences from the free atmosphere on fluxes in the surface layer, requires a modification of the traditional Monin-Obukhov similarity theory. In the present study the applicability of this extended theory for long-lived SBLs is evaluated and the required coefficients are estimated using data from Antarctica. Changes in wind and temperature gradients due to different weather conditions are shown to exert a strong influence on the estimation of the new coefficients CuN and CΘN. Using the wind gradient as classification criterion, the momentum flux coefficient CuN is estimated to range between 0:51 ± 0:03 and 2:26 ± 0:08. Using the temperature gradient as classification criterion, the heat flux coefficient CΘN is estimated to range between 0:022 ± 0:002 and 0:040 ± 0:001.At present, the proposed new scaling theory is still in a preliminary stage. Possible future improvement should take into account factors influencing the wind and temperature gradients, such as weather conditions. An artificial background correlation strongly imprints upon the parameter estimation, suggesting that the both the methodology for estimating the new coefficients CuN and CΘN and the choice of the nondimensional variables for this extended scaling theory may require some revision.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER23652 |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Professor Micrometeorology Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2015 09:38 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2015 09:38 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/19563 |