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In this paper, a numerical experiment of the motion in the PBL (planetary boundary layer) is performed with geostrophic momentum approximation, in which a nonlinear eddy transfer coefficient is used, Some results are obtained for the boundary layer winds in cyclone-anticyclone and trough-ridge systems. This treatment improves W-B's work. The effects of geostrophic wind tendency and the advection of the geostrophic wind on the winds in the PBL are also discussed.
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Zhao, M. A numerical experiment of the PBL with geostrophic momentum approximation. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 5, 47–56 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657345
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657345