Decoupling Between the Atmosphere and the Underlying Surface During Stable Stratification

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Foken, Thomas:
Decoupling Between the Atmosphere and the Underlying Surface During Stable Stratification.
In: Boundary-Layer Meteorology. Vol. 187 (2023) Issue 1/2 . - pp. 117-140.
ISSN 1573-1472
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-022-00746-1

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Abstract in another language

Strong temperature gradients with stable stratification immediately above the surface are typical for radiation cooling, but near-surface temperature inversions (hereinafter referred to as inversions) have hardly been studied. Both phenomena are examined in more detail by
means of measurements in the Caspian Sea and Antarctica and compared with measurements made by other authors. For this purpose, tests for decoupling are applied in the first case. In the second case, the inversions can be explained in the context of counter-gradient fluxes and turbulent Prandtl numbers greater than one.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	Decoupling; Richardson number; Stable stratification; Surface layer; Turbulent Prandtl number
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Former Professors > Professor Micrometeorology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Foken Research Institutions > Central research institutes > 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 Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Former Professors Research Institutions Research Institutions > Central research institutes
Result of work at the UBT:	Yes
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2022 21:00
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2023 07:00
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/72260