Observational and modeling studies of urban atmospheric boundary-layer height and its evolution mechanisms

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1064-1077

  He, Q S ^a   Mao, J T ^a   Chen, J Y ^a   Hu, Y Y ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Entrainment ratio; Mechanical production; Micro pulse lidar; Mixed layer height; Sensible heat flux

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DIFFUSION IN GASES; HEAT FLUX; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; RADIOSONDES; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENTRAINMENT RATIO; MECHANICAL PRODUCTION; MIXED LAYER HEIGHT; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MIXED LAYER; MODELING; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE; HEAT; HEIGHT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 30644457084     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.11.016     Document Type: Article

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