A Maritime Boundary Layer Model for the Prediction of Fog
Abstract
Since Estoque's (1959, 1963) development of a .numerical model of the atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL), numerous models have followed which are capable of predicting a wide variety of phenomena, e.g., air pollution trajectories, sea breeze intensities and terrain induced circulatiors. Although the interaction of stratiform clouds with boundary layer dynamics is considered important, inclusion of these effects are typically ignored because of the added complexity involved. Fisher and Caplan (1963) developed the first numerical fog and stratus forecast model. However, their model did not forecast wind, exchange coefficients and the effects of . .radiation. Zdunkowski and Nielson (1969) along with Zdunkowski and Barr (1972) developed a one-dimensional radiative-conductive model for the prediction of radiation fog. Their approximate radiative transfer equations allow for the computation of the effects of clouds on the radiation balance. Additionally, their method of including the effects of stability on the exchange coefficient involves solving the equations of motion
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- AD1222977
Entities
People
- Edward H. Barker