An Empirical Investigation of Convective Planetary Boundary Layer Evolution and Its Relationship with the Land SurfaceSource: Journal of Applied Meteorology:;2005:;volume( 044 ):;issue: 006::page 917DOI: 10.1175/JAM2240.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Relationships among convective planetary boundary layer (PBL) evolution and land surface properties are explored using data from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Cloud and Radiation Test Bed in the southern Great Plains. Previous attempts to infer surface fluxes from observations of the PBL have been constrained by difficulties in accurately estimating and parameterizing the conservation equation and have been limited to multiday averages or small samples of daily case studies. Using radiosonde and surface flux data for June, July, and August of 1997, 1999, and 2001, a conservation approach was applied to 132 sets of daily observations. Results highlight the limitations of using this method on daily time scales caused by the diurnal variability and complexity of entrainment. A statistical investigation of the relationship among PBL and both land surface and near-surface properties that are not explicitly included in conservation methods indicates that atmospheric stability in the layer of PBL growth is the most influential variable controlling PBL development. Significant relationships between PBL height and soil moisture, 2-m potential temperature, and 2-m specific humidity are also identified through this analysis, and it is found that 76% of the variance in PBL height can be explained by observations of stability and soil water content. Using this approach, it is also possible to use limited observations of the PBL to estimate soil moisture on daily time scales without the need for detailed land surface parameterizations. In the future, the general framework that is presented may provide a means for robust estimation of near-surface soil moisture and land surface energy balance over regional scales.
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contributor author | Santanello, Joseph A. | |
contributor author | Friedl, Mark A. | |
contributor author | Kustas, William P. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:47:32Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T16:47:32Z | |
date copyright | 2005/06/01 | |
date issued | 2005 | |
identifier issn | 0894-8763 | |
identifier other | ams-74176.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4216372 | |
description abstract | Relationships among convective planetary boundary layer (PBL) evolution and land surface properties are explored using data from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Cloud and Radiation Test Bed in the southern Great Plains. Previous attempts to infer surface fluxes from observations of the PBL have been constrained by difficulties in accurately estimating and parameterizing the conservation equation and have been limited to multiday averages or small samples of daily case studies. Using radiosonde and surface flux data for June, July, and August of 1997, 1999, and 2001, a conservation approach was applied to 132 sets of daily observations. Results highlight the limitations of using this method on daily time scales caused by the diurnal variability and complexity of entrainment. A statistical investigation of the relationship among PBL and both land surface and near-surface properties that are not explicitly included in conservation methods indicates that atmospheric stability in the layer of PBL growth is the most influential variable controlling PBL development. Significant relationships between PBL height and soil moisture, 2-m potential temperature, and 2-m specific humidity are also identified through this analysis, and it is found that 76% of the variance in PBL height can be explained by observations of stability and soil water content. Using this approach, it is also possible to use limited observations of the PBL to estimate soil moisture on daily time scales without the need for detailed land surface parameterizations. In the future, the general framework that is presented may provide a means for robust estimation of near-surface soil moisture and land surface energy balance over regional scales. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | An Empirical Investigation of Convective Planetary Boundary Layer Evolution and Its Relationship with the Land Surface | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 44 | |
journal issue | 6 | |
journal title | Journal of Applied Meteorology | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/JAM2240.1 | |
journal fristpage | 917 | |
journal lastpage | 932 | |
tree | Journal of Applied Meteorology:;2005:;volume( 044 ):;issue: 006 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |