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The structure of the atmospheric boundary layer is discouragingly complex. The variability of the surface conditions as roughness, wetness and temperature provides an infinite variety of boundary conditions that the atmosphere has to respond to, and to this comes the rotation of the earth adding another variable. However all this complexity might be handled by large computers if the flow in the boundary layer was not turbulent. Turbulence is an essential ingredient, which dilute and transfers gases, aerosols and pollutants in the boundary layer. Without turbulence the surface layer would be polluted beyond the level of living. But turbulence is also a source of confusion and easily lets you down because progress in its description and understanding is disappointingly slow.
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Gryning, SE. (2003). Meteorological Data for Regional Model Validation. In: Melas, D., Syrakov, D. (eds) Air Pollution Processes in Regional Scale. NATO Science Series, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1071-9_12
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