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The structure of neutral barotropic planetary boundary layers is investigated. The dynamic equations have been numerically solved by an iterative method. Similarity and dissimilarity of the atmospheric boundary layer are explored. The distribution of the velocity defect functions, hypothesized by the similarity theory, is obtained. Comparison between present numerical results, i.e., shear stress, drag coefficient, and cross-isobar angle, and other results and experimental data are made. It appears that the present model is more economical and its results are closer to experimental data than other models. Some properties of the atmospheric structure are inferred directly from the dynamic equations.
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Huang, C.H. The dynamic atmospheric structure and the velocity defect profiles in the boundary layer of a neutral atmosphere. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 9, 391–409 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00223390
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