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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8703-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8703-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
07 Aug 2024
Research article |
| 07 Aug 2024
| 07 Aug 2024
Elucidating the boundary layer turbulence dissipation rate using high-resolution measurements from a radar wind profiler network over the Tibetan Plateau
Deli Meng
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
High Impact Weather Key Laboratory of China Meteorological Administration, Changsha 410073, China
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Fujian Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Fujian Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Fuzhou 350028, China
Xiong'an Atmospheric Boundary Layer Key Laboratory of China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100085, China
Xiaoran Guo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Yinjun Wang
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Ning Li
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Yuping Sun
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Zhen Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Na Tang
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Haoran Li
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Fan Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Bing Tong
Fujian Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Fujian Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Fuzhou 350028, China
Hui Xu
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Tianmeng Chen
State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Data sets
ERA5 hourly data on pressure levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach, et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.bd0915c6
Short summary
The turbulence in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) remains unclear. Here we elucidate the vertical profile of and temporal variation in the turbulence dissipation rate in the PBL over the TP based on a radar wind profiler (RWP) network. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the turbulence profile over the whole TP has been revealed. Furthermore, the possible mechanisms of clouds acting on the PBL turbulence structure are investigated.
The turbulence in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) remains...
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