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The evolution of a convective planetary boundary layer — A higher-order-closure model study

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The evolution of the boundary layer on day 33 of the Wangara experiment in southeast Australia is calculated with a higher-order-closure turbulence model. This model, which includes equations for the mean field as well as the second moments of the turbulent field, is described in detail. The mean profiles of wind, temperature, and humidity, the profiles of heat and humidity fluxes, the Reynolds stress distributions, and the height of the boundary layer are shown between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The results agree well with those from Deardorff's 3-D simulation and take relatively little computer time.

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Wyngaard, J.C., Coté, O.R. The evolution of a convective planetary boundary layer — A higher-order-closure model study. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 7, 289–308 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00240833

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