https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817606017
Mixed layer depths via Doppler lidar during low-level jet events
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Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology/Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, USA
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Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, USA
Published online: 13 April 2018
A low-level jet (LLJ) is a prominent wind speed peak in the lower troposphere. Nocturnal LLJs have been shown to transport and mix atmospheric constituents from the residual layer down to the surface, breaching quiescent nocturnal conditions due to high wind shear. A new fuzzy logic algorithm combining turbulence and aerosol information from Doppler lidar scans can resolve the strength and depth of this mixing below the jet. Conclusions will be drawn about LLJ relations to turbulence and mixing.
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