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On the inner-layer scale height of boundary-layer flow over low hills

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The scaling properties of the depth of the inner-layer of flow over low hills are studied by means of numerical solution of the equations. Two closure schemes are applied: the mixing-length model and the E-ε formulation. It is shown that the scale relation for the inner-layer depth lies between two formulations proposed in literature. It is also shown that the scale relation depends on the closure scheme.

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  1. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, P.O. Box 201, De Bilt, The Netherlands

    Anton C. M. Beljaars

  2. Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science, York University, Keele St., 4700, M3J 1P3, North York, Ontario, Canada

    Peter A. Taylor

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Presently at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Shinficld Park, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9AX, England.

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Beljaars, A.C.M., Taylor, P.A. On the inner-layer scale height of boundary-layer flow over low hills. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 49, 433–438 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123654

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