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The atmospheric boundary layer — advances in knowledge and application

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We summarise major activities and advances in boundary-layer knowledge in the 25 years since 1970, with emphasis on the application of this knowledge to surface and boundary-layer parametrisation schemes in numerical models of the atmosphere. Progress in three areas is discussed: (i) the mesoscale modelling of selected phenomena; (ii) numerical weather prediction; and (iii) climate simulations. Future trends are identified, including the incorporation into models of advanced cloud schemes and interactive canopy schemes, and the nesting of high resolution boundary-layer schemes in global climate models.

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Garratt, J.R., Hess, G.D., Physick, W.L. et al. The atmospheric boundary layer — advances in knowledge and application. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 78, 9–37 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122485

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