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The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) model of Weng and Taylor with E−ℓ turbulence closure is applied to simulate the one-dimensional stably stratified ABL. The model has been run for nine hours from specified initial wind, potential temperature and turbulent kinetic energy profiles, and with a specified cooling rate applied at the surface. Different runs are conducted for different cooling rates, geostrophic winds and surface roughnesses. The results are discussed and compared with other models, large-eddy simulations and published field data.
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Weng, W., Taylor, P.A. Modelling the One-Dimensional Stable Boundary Layer with an E−ℓ Turbulence Closure Scheme. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 118, 305–323 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-005-2774-3
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