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Preferred term

atmospheric boundary layer

Is replaced by

atmospheric boundary layer

Definition

[PETR BAUER] The atmospheric boundary layer is the lowest layer over the surface, where the eects of the viscous force are signican t. The air o w is determined by the balance between viscous and Coriolis force, pressure and Archimedean force. Its thickness extends from tens of meters to more then one kilometer in dependence on terrain shape and type of the surface... , "[Qiang Zhang] The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is an important physical characteristic of the Earth?satmosphere...

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

ABL
atmosphere boundary layer
atmospheric boundary layers

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0080

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Created 8/3/16, last modified 3/21/22

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