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The diffusion of a substance released into a turbulent flow cannot be described by any one model or theory. In this chapter I shall aim to introduce and extend some of the main theoretical ideas and models that have been found to describe various aspects of turbulent diffusion in the atmospheric boundary layer. Most of the models tend to have a limited range of application (which can be more or less specified), but between them they do reveal most of the general features and trends. In some cases they also lead to useful quantitative predictions.
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© 1984 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Hunt, J.C.R. (1984). Diffusion in the Stable Boundary Layer. In: Nieuwstadt, F.T.M., van Dop, H. (eds) Atmospheric Turbulence and Air Pollution Modelling. Atmospheric Sciences Library, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9112-1_6
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