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The high frequency of neutral stability occurrences as determined by two practical atmospheric stability classification methods for an urban area

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Atmospheric stability classes were determined by two atmospheric stability classification methods for the Taipei municipality in this study. In addition, meteorological conditions associated with neutral stability were investigated for the causes of the high frequency of cases of neutral stability. More than 80% of the occurrences in the neutral stability class were associated with the high cloud amounts according to the two methods.

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  1. Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Whei-May Lee (Associate Professor)

  2. Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

    Yen-Lun Lo (Research Assistant)

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Lee, WM., Lo, YL. The high frequency of neutral stability occurrences as determined by two practical atmospheric stability classification methods for an urban area. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 48, 423–429 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123063

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