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Estimation of surface-layer scaling parameters in the unstable boundary layer: Implications for orographic flow speed-up

dc.contributor.authorArgaín, José Luís Almaguer
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Miguel A. C.
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Pedro M. A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T15:07:19Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T15:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractA method is proposed for estimating the surface-layer depth and the friction velocity as a function of stability (here quantified by the Obukhov length, L) over the complete range of unstable flow regimes. This method extends that developed previously for stable conditions by Argain et al. (Boundary-Layer Meteorol 130:15-28, 2009), but uses a qualitatively different approach. The method is specifically used to calculate the fractional speed-up in flow over a ridge, although it is suitable for more general boundary-layer applications. The behaviour of and as a function of L is indirectly assessed via calculation of using the linear model of Hunt et al. (Q J R Meteorol Soc 29:16-26, 1988) and its comparison with the field measurements reported in Coppin et al. (Boundary-Layer Meteorol 69:173-199, 1994) and with numerical simulations carried out using a non-linear numerical model, FLEX. The behaviour of estimated from the linear model is clearly improved when is calculated using the method proposed here, confirming the importance of accounting for the dependences of and on L to better represent processes in the unstable boundary layer.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Commission [PCIG13-GA-2013-618016]
dc.description.sponsorshipFCT [RECI/GEO-MET/0380/2012]
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10546-017-0260-3
dc.identifier.issn0006-8314
dc.identifier.issn1573-1472
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12979
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectTurbulence structure
dc.subjectFriction velocity
dc.subjectEntrainment
dc.subjectConvection
dc.subjectGradients
dc.subjectHeight
dc.subjectHills
dc.subjectField
dc.titleEstimation of surface-layer scaling parameters in the unstable boundary layer: Implications for orographic flow speed-up
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage160
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage145
oaire.citation.titleBoundary-Layer Meteorology
oaire.citation.volume165
person.familyNameArgain
person.givenNameJose Luis
person.identifier.ciencia-id0814-FF4B-8E43
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9140-0867
person.identifier.ridM-5296-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id11941013900
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