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The dependence of the bulk Richardson number on stability in the surface layer

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Relationships between the bulk Richardson number, B, and other stability parameters were derived for the atmospheric surface layer. Nomograms were constructed, relating the Monin-Obukhov stability parameter, z/L, to B. The nomograms and the graph of Golder (1972) were used to establish various schemes for classifying z/L, B and Ri, in terms of the Pasquill stability classes.

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  1. Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Technological Education Institute (T.E.I.), P.O. Box 14561, 54101, Thessaloniki, Greece

    N. M. Zoumakis

  2. Department of Applied Physics, Technological Education Institute, P.O. Box 14561, 54101, Thessaloniki, Greece

    A. G. Kelessis

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Zoumakis, N.M., Kelessis, A.G. The dependence of the bulk Richardson number on stability in the surface layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 57, 407–414 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120057

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