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Articles | Volume 15, issue 5
Articles | Volume 15, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1185-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1185-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 15, issue 5
Research article
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08 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 08 Mar 2022

Low-level buoyancy as a tool to understand boundary layer transitions

Francesca M. Lappin, Tyler M. Bell, Elizabeth A. Pillar-Little, and Phillip B. Chilson

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This study evaluates how a classically defined variable, air parcel buoyancy, can be used to interpret transitions in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). To capture the high-resolution variations, remotely piloted aircraft systems are used to collect data in two field campaigns. This paper finds that buoyancy has distinct evolutions prior to low-level jet and convective initiation cases. Additionally, buoyancy mixes well to act as an ABL height indicator comparable to other methods.
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