The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces.
The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) over polar marine surfaces is, in ways, simpler and, in other ways, more complex than ABLs in other environments. It is simpler because topographic effects are rarely a concern, the surface is fairly homogeneous, and roughness lengths over sea ice and the ocean a...
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ftdtic:ADA313642 2023-05-15T14:58:33+02:00 The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. Andreas, Edgar L. COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH 1996-06 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA313642 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA313642 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA313642 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS *MARINE METEOROLOGY HEAT TRANSFER POLAR REGIONS OCEAN SURFACE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TURBULENCE TURBULENT FLOW SNOW LATENT HEAT WIND DIRECTION WIND VELOCITY HEAT FLUX NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS VISCOUS FLOW STRATIFICATION GEOSTROPHIC WIND SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS CONVECTION(ATMOSPHERIC) MOMENTUM TRANSFER ARCTIC OCEAN *ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYTER Text 1996 ftdtic 2016-02-19T18:56:06Z The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) over polar marine surfaces is, in ways, simpler and, in other ways, more complex than ABLs in other environments. It is simpler because topographic effects are rarely a concern, the surface is fairly homogeneous, and roughness lengths over sea ice and the ocean are much smaller than they are over land. It is complex because the stratification is usually stable, and stable AELs have not yielded to quantification as readily as convective AELs have. This report reviews some of these characteristics of ABLs over polar marine surfaces. The ABL, by definition, is the turbulent layer between the Earth's surface and the (generally) nonturbulent free atmosphere. Hence, the emphasis is on turbulence processes-in particular, the turbulent transfer of momentum and sensible and latent heat over sea ice. As such, this report reviews both the theoretical and observational bases for our understanding of the mean structure of the AEL. Understanding this structure then allows predicting the turbulent surface fluxes of momentum and sensible and latent heat. Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS *MARINE METEOROLOGY HEAT TRANSFER POLAR REGIONS OCEAN SURFACE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TURBULENCE TURBULENT FLOW SNOW LATENT HEAT WIND DIRECTION WIND VELOCITY HEAT FLUX NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS VISCOUS FLOW STRATIFICATION GEOSTROPHIC WIND SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS CONVECTION(ATMOSPHERIC) MOMENTUM TRANSFER ARCTIC OCEAN *ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYTER |
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Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS *MARINE METEOROLOGY HEAT TRANSFER POLAR REGIONS OCEAN SURFACE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TURBULENCE TURBULENT FLOW SNOW LATENT HEAT WIND DIRECTION WIND VELOCITY HEAT FLUX NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS VISCOUS FLOW STRATIFICATION GEOSTROPHIC WIND SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS CONVECTION(ATMOSPHERIC) MOMENTUM TRANSFER ARCTIC OCEAN *ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYTER Andreas, Edgar L. The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. |
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Meteorology Physical and Dynamic Oceanography *BOUNDARY LAYER *MARINE ATMOSPHERES *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS *MARINE METEOROLOGY HEAT TRANSFER POLAR REGIONS OCEAN SURFACE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE TURBULENCE TURBULENT FLOW SNOW LATENT HEAT WIND DIRECTION WIND VELOCITY HEAT FLUX NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS VISCOUS FLOW STRATIFICATION GEOSTROPHIC WIND SEA ICE ARCTIC REGIONS CONVECTION(ATMOSPHERIC) MOMENTUM TRANSFER ARCTIC OCEAN *ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYTER |
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) over polar marine surfaces is, in ways, simpler and, in other ways, more complex than ABLs in other environments. It is simpler because topographic effects are rarely a concern, the surface is fairly homogeneous, and roughness lengths over sea ice and the ocean are much smaller than they are over land. It is complex because the stratification is usually stable, and stable AELs have not yielded to quantification as readily as convective AELs have. This report reviews some of these characteristics of ABLs over polar marine surfaces. The ABL, by definition, is the turbulent layer between the Earth's surface and the (generally) nonturbulent free atmosphere. Hence, the emphasis is on turbulence processes-in particular, the turbulent transfer of momentum and sensible and latent heat over sea ice. As such, this report reviews both the theoretical and observational bases for our understanding of the mean structure of the AEL. Understanding this structure then allows predicting the turbulent surface fluxes of momentum and sensible and latent heat. |
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. |
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. |
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. |
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. |
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The Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Polar Marine Surfaces. |
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atmospheric boundary layer over polar marine surfaces. |
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1996 |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice |
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