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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9031-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-9031-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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14 Aug 2015
Research article |
| 14 Aug 2015
Interactions among drainage flows, gravity waves and turbulence: a BLLAST case study
Dept. de Geofísica y Meteorología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Dept. de Geofísica y Meteorología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
L. Mahrt
NorthWest Research Associates, Corvallis, OR, USA
M. Sastre
Dept. de Geofísica y Meteorología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
G.-J. Steeneveld
Meteorology and Air Quality Section, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
E. Pardyjak
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
A. van de Boer
Meteorology and Air Quality Section, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
O. Hartogensis
Meteorology and Air Quality Section, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Stable-boundary-layer processes have been analysed using BLLAST data. Shallow drainage flows were formed at some locations after the near calm stage of the late afternoon. This stage ended with the arrival of a deeper wind associated with the mountain-plain circulation. At the same time, gravity waves were detected with an array of microbarometers. The interaction of these processes with turbulence was studied through multi-resolution flux decomposition at different sites and heights.
Stable-boundary-layer processes have been analysed using BLLAST data. Shallow drainage flows...
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