AIR-EARTH INTERFACE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER,
Abstract
The effects of various types of albedo and mois ture conditions at the earth's surface on the soil and atmospheric boundary layers are studied theoretically by numerical integrations of a physical model. In order to investigate the ef fect of albedo, three different types were con sidered - a natural grass-covered flat surface, a black surface, and a white surface. For mois ture, the three types used are the natural grass-covered surface, a wet surface, and a dry surface. The subsequent changes of the tempera ture, wind, and moisture fields under these various conditions in response to solar radia tion using identical initial distributions are analyzed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0416295
Entities
People
- Mariano A. Estoque
- Walter S. Yee