On the Depth of the Equatorial Planetary Boundary Layer
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Chang, Chih-Pei
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1973-04
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The solutions of the linear equatorial boundary layer are evaluated and found to be dependent on both the
depth of the modelled boundary layer and the mode of symmetry about the equator. The inclusion of the
fricational effect at levels higher than the usually assumed 1-km boundary layer depth is crucial to the concentration convergence around the critical latitude. It is therefore suggested that the top of the boundary
layer in tropical wave models should be properly selected in order to represent the deep convergence around
the crtical latitude.
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1973)030<0436:OTDOTE>2.0.CO;2
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work was supported by the National Science Foundation
under Grant GA-23488 to the University of Washington
and by the Environmental Prediction Research Facility
under Projects 55319 and 55514 at the Naval Postgraduate
School.
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Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Volume 30, pp. 436-443, April 1973.