planetary boundary layer

collocation in English

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planetary
adjective
uk
/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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One cannot, for example imagine 1 mm wide hairpins stretching from the earth's surface to the top of theplanetaryboundarylayer.
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During the day theplanetaryboundarylayer usually is well-mixed, whereas at night it becomes stably stratified with weak or intermittent mixing.
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Theplanetaryboundarylayer can have lower level clouds located around the capping inversion top.
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Advancements in satellite remote sensing have provided greater vertical resolution which enables higher accuracy forplanetaryboundarylayer measurements.
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The presence of the capping inversion can also trap aerosols within theplanetaryboundarylayer.
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Differences inplanetaryboundarylayer cloud modeling schemes can lead to large differences in derived values of climate sensitivity.
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In differentiated bodies, the surface is where the crust meets theplanetaryboundarylayer.
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Forecast models show significant sensitivity to humidity levels within theplanetaryboundarylayer, or in the lowest levels of the atmosphere, which decreases with height.
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The group has strong interests in theplanetaryboundarylayer and the cryosphere including its interaction with the atmosphere and ocean.
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However, a givenplanetaryboundarymay interact in a manner that changes the safe operating level of other boundaries.
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The underlying surface primarily determines the type of cloud produced within theplanetaryboundarylayer.
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Theplanetaryboundarylayer is characterized by turbulence during the daytime and by stability during the night.
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The balance between the rate of the turbulent kinetic energy production and its dissipation determines theplanetaryboundarylayer depth.
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The capping inversion of theplanetaryboundarylayer acts as a lid for the convection creating a horizontal plane for the hexagonal cloud structures.
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His paper is one of the first quantitative studies of windspeeds in theplanetaryboundarylayer.
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This layer, where surface friction slows the wind and changes the wind direction, is known as theplanetaryboundarylayer.
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The two main types of clouds within theplanetaryboundarylayer are fair-weather cumulus clouds and stratocumulus clouds.
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From the speed of sound, the temperature of the air in theplanetaryboundarylayer can be computed.
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The rest of the atmosphere is composed of the remaining part of theplanetaryboundarylayer (up to around 1000 m) and the troposphere or free atmosphere.
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See, for example,planetaryboundarylayer.
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