Conceptual Boundary Layer Meteorology. The Air Near Here

Table of Contents

1. What is the Boundary Layer 2. Flux 3. Convective Boundary Layers 4. Nocturnal Boundary Layer 5. Spatial Patterns and Scales 6. Measurement Techniques 7. Hydrology and the Boundary Layer 8. The Carbon Cycle and the Boundary Layer 9. Vegetative Environments 10. Flow in Complex Environments 11. Urban Boundary Layer 12. Transport and Tracking 13. Energy 14.�Climate Change

Authors

April L. Hiscox Associate Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. April Hiscox is an associate professor of geography at the University of South Carolina. She has been working in boundary layer meteorology, remote sensing and air pollution for 15 years. Her research specialization is in stable boundary layers, with a particular focus on forest and agricultural applications. Her work is at the forefront of new measurement techniques, particularly in the realm of deriving quantitative information from lidar measurements. She has been teaching micrometeorology courses for 8 years at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.