Transport Processes in the Coastal Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Abstract
The dispersion and mixing of aerosols and other species in the coastal zone is influenced by meteorological processes different space and time scales. The dispersion is dependent on the local PBL turbulence structure, while on larger and longer scales the fate of these constituents are determined by the mesoscale flow that arise from the different surface forcing dependent both on different surface types and the terrain height difference. The objective of this study is to compare and quantify the potential for aerosols generated over land, often from atropogenic sources, to be transported out over the coastal ocean and vice versa, to what extent the marine aerosols propagate over land for areas where the coastal flow is determined by the interaction between the marine atmospheric boundary layer and a mountainous coastline.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA534820
Entities
People
- Michael Tjernström
Organizations
- Uppsala University