Stably stratified atmospheric boundary layers

L Mahrt - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Atmospheric boundary layers with weak stratification are relatively well described by
similarity theory and numerical models for stationary horizontally homogeneous conditions …

Review of wave‐turbulence interactions in the stable atmospheric boundary layer

J Sun, CJ Nappo, L Mahrt, D Belušić… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Flow in a stably stratified environment is characterized by anisotropic and intermittent
turbulence and wavelike motions of varying amplitudes and periods. Understanding …

[HTML][HTML] WRF-simulated low-level jets over Iowa: characterization and sensitivity studies

JA Aird, RJ Barthelmie, TJ Shepherd… - Wind Energy …, 2021 - wes.copernicus.org
Output from 6 months of high-resolution simulations with the Weather Research and
Forecasting (WRF) model are analyzed to characterize local low-level jets (LLJs) over Iowa …

Can Convective Cold Pools Lead to the Development of Low‐Level Jets?

EW Luiz, S Fiedler - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first observational evidence for convectively generated cold pools (CP) as
driving mechanism for low‐level jets (LLJ). Our findings are based on a unique campaign …

Research progress and current application of weak turbulence and turbulence intermittency in stable boundary layers

Y Ren, H Zhang, X Zhang, X Cai, Y Song, J Liang… - Earth-Science …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstracts Research on the stable boundary layer is not only a scientific challenge but is also
the foundation of studies on the atmospheric environment, weather, and climate change …

A case study of the mechanisms modulating the evolution of valley fog

C Hang, DF Nadeau, I Gultepe, SW Hoch… - Pure and Applied …, 2016 - Springer
We present a valley fog case study in which radiation fog is modulated by topographic
effects using data obtained from a field campaign conducted in Heber Valley, Utah from …

Nocturnal boundary layer turbulence regimes analysis during the BLLAST campaign

J Yus-Díez, M Udina, MR Soler… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
A night-time turbulence regime classification, the so-called “HOckey-Stick Transition”(HOST)
theory, proposed by Sun et al.(2012) from the Cooperative Atmosphere–Surface Exchange …

Interactions among drainage flows, gravity waves and turbulence: a BLLAST case study

C Román-Cascón, C Yagüe, L Mahrt… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The interactions among several stable-boundary-layer (SBL) processes occurring just after
the evening transition of 2 July 2011 have been analysed using data from instruments …

Investigation of sea-breeze/foehn in the Dead Sea valley employing high resolution WRF and observations

P Kunin, P Alpert, D Rostkier-Edelstein - Atmospheric Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The penetration of the uniquely strong Mediterranean Sea Breeze (MSB) into the Dead Sea
(DS) valley has been studied for decades. However, the studies relied mostly on surface …

Atmospheric boundary-layer evening transitions: a comparison between two different experimental sites

M Sastre, C Yagüe, C Román-Cascón… - Boundary-Layer …, 2015 - Springer
The planetary boundary-layer (PBL) afternoon and evening transition is investigated with
measurements from two-month datasets, gathered at two experimental sites significantly …