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The growth of the equilibrium layer downwind of a forest — heath interface has been observed using eddy correlation measurements made in real time. The atmosphere adjusts more quickly to the transition from heath to forest than to the transition from forest to heath.
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Gash, J.H.C. Observations of turbulence downwind of a forest-heath interface. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 36, 227–237 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00118661
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