A Novel Approach for Deriving the Stable Boundary Layer Height and Eddy Viscosity Profiles from the Ekman Equations

Sukanta Basu*, Albert A. M. Holtslag

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Abstract

In this study, we utilize a novel approach to solve the Ekman equations for eddy-viscosity profiles in the stable boundary-layer. By doing so, a well-known expression for the stable boundary-layer height by Zilitinkevich (Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 1972, Vol. 3, 141–145) is rediscovered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-115
Number of pages11
JournalBoundary-Layer Meteorology
Volume187
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Boundary layer height
  • Eddy viscosity
  • Ekman equations
  • K profile
  • Stable boundary layer

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