Multiple Regimes of Wind, Stratification, and Turbulence in the Stable Boundary Layer
Multiple Regimes of Wind, Stratification, and Turbulence in the Stable Boundary Layer
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DOI:
10.1175/jas-d-14-0311.1
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发表时间:
2015-08
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
A. Monahan;T. Rees;Yanping He;Norman A. McFarlane
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A. Monahan;T. Rees;Yanping He;Norman A. McFarlane
AbstractA long time series of temporally high-resolution wind and potential temperature data from the 213-m tower at Cabauw in the Netherlands demonstrates the existence of two distinct regimes of the stably stratified nocturnal boundary layer at this location. Hidden Markov model (HMM) analysis is used to objectively characterize these regimes and classify individual observed states. The first regime is characterized by strongly stable stratification, large wind speed differences between 10 and 200 m, and relatively weak turbulence. The second is associated with near-neutral stratification, weaker wind speed differences between 10 and 200 m, and relatively strong turbulence. In this second regime, the state of the boundary layer is similar to that during the day. The occupation statistics of these regimes are shown to covary with the large-scale pressure gradient force and cloud cover such that the first regime predominates under clear skies with weak geostrophic wind speed and the second regime predomin...