Stably stratified atmospheric boundary layers

L Mahrt - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Atmospheric boundary layers with weak stratification are relatively well described by
similarity theory and numerical models for stationary horizontally homogeneous conditions …

Review of wave‐turbulence interactions in the stable atmospheric boundary layer

J Sun, CJ Nappo, L Mahrt, D Belušić… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Flow in a stably stratified environment is characterized by anisotropic and intermittent
turbulence and wavelike motions of varying amplitudes and periods. Understanding …

Nocturnal low-level jet characteristics over Kansas during CASES-99

RM Banta, RK Newsom, JK Lundquist… - Boundary-Layer …, 2002 - Springer
Characteristics and evolution of the low-level jet (LLJ) over southeastern Kansas were
investigated during the 1999 Cooperative Surface-AtmosphereExchange Study (CASES …

Understanding physical processes represented by the Monin–Obukhov bulk formula for momentum transfer

J Sun, ES Takle, OC Acevedo - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2020 - Springer
Physical processes represented by the Monin–Obukhov bulk formula for momentum are
investigated with field observations. We discuss important differences between turbulent …

Contrasting vertical structures of nocturnal boundary layers

L Mahrt, D Vickers - Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2002 - Springer
This study analyzes eight levels of sonic anemometerdata collected on a 60-m towerduring
CASES-99, toward the goal of understanding thevertical structure of thenocturnal boundary …

Evaluation of turbulence measurement techniques from a single Doppler lidar

TA Bonin, A Choukulkar, WA Brewer… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - amt.copernicus.org
Measurements of turbulence are essential to understand and quantify the transport and
dispersal of heat, moisture, momentum, and trace gases within the planetary boundary layer …

A review of turbulence in the very stable nocturnal boundary layer and its implications for air quality

JA Salmond, IG McKendry - Progress in Physical Geography, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Turbulence in the very stable nocturnal boundary layer is weak and typically characterized
by intermittent bursts of activity. It often exists in isolated layers or pockets generated …

The importance of interacting climate modes on Australia's contribution to global carbon cycle extremes

J Cleverly, D Eamus, Q Luo, N Restrepo Coupe… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The global carbon cycle is highly sensitive to climate-driven fluctuations of precipitation,
especially in the Southern Hemisphere. This was clearly manifested by a 20% increase of …

Contrasting structures between the decoupled and coupled states of the stable boundary layer

OC Acevedo, L Mahrt, FS Puhales… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Different aspects of the stable boundary‐layer structure are contrasted between the very
stable and the weakly stable regimes from a new point of view. This study finds a limit wind …

Variability and maintenance of turbulence in the very stable boundary layer

L Mahrt - Boundary-layer meteorology, 2010 - Springer
The relationship of turbulence quantities to mean flow quantities, such as the Richardson
number, degenerates substantially for strong stability, at least in those studies that do not …