100 Years of Progress in Mesoscale Planetary Boundary Layer Meteorological Research
| Autor: | David A. R. Kristovich, Eugene S. Takle, Ashish Sharma, George S. Young |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Atmospheric Science
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Planetary boundary layer 0207 environmental engineering Mesoscale meteorology 02 engineering and technology Oceanography 01 natural sciences Boundary layer Sea breeze Climatology 020701 environmental engineering Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Meteorological Monographs. 59:19.1-19.41 |
| ISSN: | 0065-9401 |
| Popis: | This chapter outlines the development of our understanding of several examples of mesoscale atmospheric circulations that are tied directly to surface forcings, starting from thermally driven variations over the ocean and progressing inland to man-made variations in temperature and roughness, and ending with forced boundary layer circulations. Examples include atmospheric responses to 1) overocean temperature variations, 2) coastlines (sea breezes), 3) mesoscale regions of inland water (lake-effect storms), and 4) variations in land-based surface usage (urban land cover). This chapter provides brief summaries of the historical evolution of, and tools for, understanding such mesoscale atmospheric circulations and their importance to the field, as well as physical processes responsible for initiating and determining their evolution. Some avenues of future research we see as critical are provided. The American Meteorological Society (AMS) has played a direct and important role in fostering the development of understanding mesoscale surface-forced circulations. The significance of AMS journal publications and conferences on this and interrelated atmospheric, oceanic, and hydrological fields, as well as those by sister scientific organizations, are demonstrated through extensive relevant citations. |
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