TY - BOOK ID - 14482314 TI - Turbulence and Dispersion in the Planetary Boundary Layer PY - 2017 SN - 331943604X 3319436023 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physics. KW - Meteorology. KW - Atmospheric sciences. KW - Fluids. KW - Geophysics. KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Geophysics and Environmental Physics. KW - Atmospheric Sciences. KW - Environmental Physics. KW - Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation. KW - Fluid- and Aerodynamics. KW - Atmospheric turbulence. KW - Turbulent boundary layer. KW - Boundary layer KW - Turbulence KW - Atmospheric circulation KW - Physical geography. KW - Geography KW - Hydraulics KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Hydrostatics KW - Permeability KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Aerology KW - Atmospheric science KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Atmospheric sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Atmosphere KW - Geological physics KW - Terrestrial physics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14482314 AB - This book offers a comprehensive review of our current understanding of the planetary boundary layer, particularly the turbulent exchanges of momentum, heat and passive scalars between the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere. It presents and discusses the observations and the theory of the turbulent boundary layer, both for homogeneous and more realistic heterogeneous surface conditions, as well as the dispersion of tracers. Lastly it addresses the main problems arising due to turbulence in weather, climate and atmospheric composition numerical models. Written for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate-level students and atmospheric researchers, it is also of interest to anyone wanting to understand the findings and obtain an update on problems that have yet to be solved. ER -