The efficiency of using the Monin-Obukhov scale for determining stratification type in the surface air layer
S.L. Oditsov, V.A. Gladkikh, A.P. Kamardin, I.V. Nevzorova
V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Tomsk, Russia
Keywords: surface air layer, temperature stratification, Monin-Obukhov scale
Abstract
Experimental data obtained in the surface air layer at two observation sites with the underlying surface different in structure are used to estimate the Monin-Obukhov (MO) scale for different types of temperature stratification. The MO scale (its sign, first of all) is compared with the current temperature profile in the surface air layer. It is shown that the sign of the MO scale not always corresponds to the actual temperature stratification.
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