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Mixing-height estimation in the convective boundary layer using sodar data

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Sodar has been used for about 20 years to determine mixing height. However, estimation of the height of a convective boundary layer (CBL) that exceeds the sodar-probing range is still an unsolved question. As one possible way, it is suggested that one adapt a simple mixed-layer model to sodar observations during the morning growth period of the CBL, when its top can be clearly detected. Results are compared with other methods for CBL-height estimation from sodar data that have been proposed in the literature. Finally, some prognostic aspects are discussed.

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Beyrich, F. Mixing-height estimation in the convective boundary layer using sodar data. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 74, 1–18 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00715708

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