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The internal boundary layer — A review

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A review is given of relevant work on the internal boundary layer (IBL) associated with:

  1. (i)

    Small-scale flow in neutral conditions across an abrupt change in surface roughness,

  2. (ii)

    Small-scale flow in non-neutral conditions across an abrupt change in surface roughness, temperature or heat/moisture flux,

  3. (iii)

    Mesoscale flow, with emphasis on flow across the coastline for both convective and stably stratified conditions.

The major theme in all cases is on the downstream, modified profile form (wind and temperature), and on the growth relations for IBL depth.

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Garratt, J.R. The internal boundary layer — A review. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 50, 171–203 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120524

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