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In this work, the thermic structure of the atmospheric boundary layer is analyzed by means of direct measurements with radiosonde equipment, remote exploration with a three-monostatic Doppler sodar, and a boundary layer model of order one-and-a-half. Intercomparisons of radiosonde data, sodar data, and model results are made through the study of radiative nocturnal inversion, subsidence inversion, development and height of the mixing layer, and calculus of the temperature structure parameter. The ability of sodar to find the mixing layer height and to detect stable layers is enhanced when these layers are low enough.
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Soler, M.R., Hinojosa, J. & Cuxart, J. Atmospheric thermic structure studied by acoustic echo sounder, boundary layer model, and direct measurements. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 81, 35–47 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119398
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