Relationship of atmospheric boundary layer depth with thermodynamic processes at the land surface in arid regions of China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1586-1594

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Jie ^b   Qiao, Juan ^c   Wang, Sheng ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Meteorological Bureau of Xi'an City   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

arid region; deep atmospheric boundary layer; development and maintenance; main driving factor; thermodynamic process at the land surface

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; ARID ZONES; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; DRIVING FACTORS; DUNHUANG; LAND SURFACE; LAND-SURFACE PROCESS; NET RADIATION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS; THERMODYNAMIC PROCESS AT THE LAND SURFACE; WIND VELOCITIES; WINTER CONDITIONS;

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERICS; HEAT FLUX; MAINTENANCE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DIURNAL VARIATION; LAND SURFACE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SUMMER; THERMODYNAMICS; WINTER;

CHINA; DUNHUANG; GANSU;

EID: 80053600846     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-011-4207-0     Document Type: Article

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