Positive surface temperature feedback in the stable nocturnal boundary layer

Sensitivity of nocturnal boundary layer temperature to tropospheric aerosol surface radiative forcing under clear‐sky conditions

[1] Since the middle of the last century, global surface air temperature exhibits an increasing trend, with nocturnal temperatures increasing at a much higher rate. Proposed causative mechanisms include the radiative impact of atmospheric aerosols on the nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) where the temperature response is amplified due to shallow depth and its sensitivity to potential destabilizati...

Analytical Solution of The Laminar Boundary Layer Flow over Semi-Infinite Flat Plate: Variable Surface Temperature

In this paper, the problem of forced convection over a horizontal flat plate under condition of variable plate temperature is presented and the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) is employed to compute an approximation to the solution of the system of nonlinear differential equations governing the problem. This paper provides good supplements to the existing literature and generalizes the previ...

Surface - temperature and surface - layer turbulence in a convective 1 boundary layer

The Cessation of Continuous Turbulence as Precursor of the Very Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer

The mechanism behind the collapse of turbulence in the evening as a precursor to the onset of the very stable boundary layer is investigated. To this end a cooled, pressure-driven flow is investigated by means of a local similarity model. Simulations reveal a temporary collapse of turbulence whenever the surface heat extraction, expressed in its nondimensional form h/L, exceeds a critical value...

CASES - 99 : A Comprehensive Investigation of the Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer

APRIL 2002 AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY | ASES-99 considers four scientific questions primarily related to the stable, nocturnal boundary layer, including the transition periods. The CASES-99 field program attempted to identify the sources and to quantify the physical characteristics of atmospheric phenomena occurring from the formative stages of the NBL1 until its eventual breakup during th...