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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10071-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-10071-2015
Research article
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09 Sep 2015
Research article |  | 09 Sep 2015

Turbulence vertical structure of the boundary layer during the afternoon transition

C. Darbieu, F. Lohou, M. Lothon, J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, F. Couvreux, P. Durand, D. Pino, E. G. Patton, E. Nilsson, E. Blay-Carreras, and B. Gioli

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A case study of the BLLAST experiment is considered to explore the decay of turbulence that occurs in the convective boundary layer over land during the afternoon. Based on observations and on a large-eddy simulation, the analysis reveals two phases in the afternoon: a first quasi-stationary phase when the turbulent kinetic energy slowly decays without significant change in the turbulence structure and a second phase of more rapid decay with a change in spectral turbulence characteristics.
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