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Turbulent fluxes within the PBL.

Among the studies on PBL statistics, Moyer and Young [1993] reported various buoyancy-flux profiles that existed during the FIRE, where PBLs spanned pure surface-heating to pure cloud-top-cooling forcing regimes, with a majority of flows driven by a combination of both buoyancy sources. LES has also been used as an alternative data source for studying turbulent fluxes within the stratus-topped PBL. Based on four simulated flow fields, Moeng et al. [1992] were able to separate the contributions of cloud-top longwave radiative cooling, entrainment, and surface heating to the vertical distribution of heat and moisture fluxes within a nocturnal stratus-topped PBL.



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