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The spatial variability of turbulence above a forest has been examined. Two measurement towers were erected 800 m apart within a heterogeneous mixed forest located in the north east of the Netherlands. The measurements of u * /u were analysed and subsequently used to test a surface layer model. The model simulated the magnitude of the measurements reasonably well, but measured trends were not always reproduced by the model. The variable (du/dz)/u did not adapt as quickly to the new surface as u * /u. This is in agreement with Schmid (1994), and can be explained by a local decrease in mixing length. It is recommended to adapt the mixing length near a surface transition to improve the accuracy of surface layer models of heterogeneous landscapes.
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Received September 8, 1997 Revised April 15, 1998
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van Breugel, P., Klaassen, W. & Moors, E. The Spatial Variability of Turbulence above a Forest. Theor Appl Climatol 62, 43–50 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007040050073
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007040050073