Diagnosing Monthly Mean Boundary Layer Properties from Reanalysis Data Using a Bulk Boundary Layer Model Export

@article{citeulike:589464, abstract = {The mixed-layer approach to modeling the planetary boundary layer (PBL) is particularly well suited to inversion-topped PBLs, such as the stratocumulus-topped boundary layer found off the west coast of America in the subtropical Pacific Ocean at northern and southern latitudes. However, a strong temperature inversion near 850 hPa (the trade wind inversion) is not confined to the stratocumulus regimes, but has been observed over most parts of the subtropical\&\#8211;tropical Pacific Ocean. In this paper, the authors test the ability of a simple bulk boundary layer model (BBLM) to diagnose entrainment velocity, cumulus mass flux, and surface latent heat flux from monthly mean reanalysis data. The PBL depth is estimated from Geoscience Laser Altimeter System data. The model is based on the conservation equations for mass, total water mixing ratio, and moist static energy.}, author = {Ahlgrimm, Maike and Randall, David A.}, citeulike-article-id = {589464}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3669.1}, doi = {10.1175/JAS3669.1}, journal = {Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences}, keywords = {mixedlayer, pbl}, number = {3}, pages = {998--1012}, posted-at = {2006-04-17 21:25:44}, priority = {2}, title = {Diagnosing Monthly Mean Boundary Layer Properties from Reanalysis Data Using a Bulk Boundary Layer Model}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3669.1}, volume = {63}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:589464 L3 - citeulike-article-id:589464 N2 - The mixed-layer approach to modeling the planetary boundary layer (PBL) is particularly well suited to inversion-topped PBLs, such as the stratocumulus-topped boundary layer found off the west coast of America in the subtropical Pacific Ocean at northern and southern latitudes. However, a strong temperature inversion near 850 hPa (the trade wind inversion) is not confined to the stratocumulus regimes, but has been observed over most parts of the subtropical–tropical Pacific Ocean. In this paper, the authors test the ability of a simple bulk boundary layer model (BBLM) to diagnose entrainment velocity, cumulus mass flux, and surface latent heat flux from monthly mean reanalysis data. The PBL depth is estimated from Geoscience Laser Altimeter System data. The model is based on the conservation equations for mass, total water mixing ratio, and moist static energy. IS - 3 JF - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences EP - 1012 TI - Diagnosing Monthly Mean Boundary Layer Properties from Reanalysis Data Using a Bulk Boundary Layer Model VL - 63 SP - 998 KW - mixedlayer KW - pbl AU - Ahlgrimm, Maike AU - Randall, David PY - 2006/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3669.1 ER -