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Unstable Boundary Layer

Unstable Boundary Layer is an atmospheric boundary layer characterized by turbulent mixing due to buoyant instability arising from a negative vertical temperature gradient, in which warmer air lies beneath cooler air, promoting convective motion.

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Convective instability of a thickened boundary layer and its relevance for the thermal evolution of continental convergent belts

G. A. Houseman, Dan McKenzie, Péter Molnár · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1981 · 1.1K citations

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Numerical Investigation of Neutral and Unstable Planetary Boundary Layers

J. W. Deardorff · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1972 · 940 citations

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Onset of convection in a gravitationally unstable diffusive boundary layer in porous media

A. Riaz, Marc A. Hesse, Hamdi A. Tchelepi et al. · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 2006 · 741 citations

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Convective Velocity and Temperature Scales for the Unstable Planetary Boundary Layer and for Rayleigh Convection

J. W. Deardorff · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1970 · 630 citations

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Interaction between soil hydrology and boundary-layer development

Hua Pan, L. Mahrt · Boundary-Layer Meteorology · 1987 · 570 citations

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Authors

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  1. WB
    Wilfried Brutsaert

    Cornell University, United States

    12 publications · 486 citations

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  2. AB
    A. Barletta

    University of Bologna, Italy

    9 publications · 263 citations

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  3. DA
    D. Andrew S. Rees

    University of Bath, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 200 citations

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  4. GZ
    G. Z. Gershuni

    Perm State University, Russia

    6 publications · 203 citations

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  5. LM
    L. Mahrt

    Oregon State University, United States

    5 publications · 945 citations

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Institutions

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  1. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    5.1K citations

  2. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    11 h-index

    14 publications

    924 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    679 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    34 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    402 citations

  6. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    409 citations

  8. Met Office

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    802 citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    60 publications · 5.8K citations

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  2. Boundary-Layer Meteorology

    50 publications · 3.2K citations

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  3. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    34 publications · 4.1K citations

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  5. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

    26 publications · 1.2K citations

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