Relation between the Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Impact Factors under Severe Surface Thermal Conditions
Yinhuan Ao
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China cas.cn
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Jiangang Li
Institute of Desert Meteorology, CMA, Urumqi 830002, China cma.gov.cn
Center of Central Asian Atmospheric Science Research, Urumqi 830002, China
Search for more papers by this authorZhaoguo Li
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China cas.cn
Search for more papers by this authorShihua Lyu
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China cas.cn
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China cuit.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorCailian Jiang
Wujiaqu Meteorology Bureau, Wujiaqu 831300, China
Search for more papers by this authorMinzhong Wang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, CMA, Urumqi 830002, China cma.gov.cn
Center of Central Asian Atmospheric Science Research, Urumqi 830002, China
Search for more papers by this authorYinhuan Ao
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China cas.cn
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Jiangang Li
Institute of Desert Meteorology, CMA, Urumqi 830002, China cma.gov.cn
Center of Central Asian Atmospheric Science Research, Urumqi 830002, China
Search for more papers by this authorZhaoguo Li
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China cas.cn
Search for more papers by this authorShihua Lyu
Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China cas.cn
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, China cuit.edu.cn
Search for more papers by this authorCailian Jiang
Wujiaqu Meteorology Bureau, Wujiaqu 831300, China
Search for more papers by this authorMinzhong Wang
Institute of Desert Meteorology, CMA, Urumqi 830002, China cma.gov.cn
Center of Central Asian Atmospheric Science Research, Urumqi 830002, China
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This paper reported a comprehensive analysis on the diurnal variation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) in summer of Badain Jaran Desert and discussed deeply the effect of surface thermal to ABL, including the Difference in Surface-Air Temperature (DSAT), net radiation, and sensible heat, based on limited GPS radiosonde and surface observation data during two intense observation periods of experiments. The results showed that (1) affected by topography of the Tibetan Plateau, the climate provided favorable external conditions for the development of Convective Boundary Layer (CBL), (2) deep CBL showed a diurnal variation of three- to five-layer structure in clear days and five-layer ABL structure often occurred about sunset or sunrise, (3) the diurnal variation of DSAT influenced thickness of ABL through changes of turbulent heat flux, (4) integral value of sensible heat which rapidly converted by surface net radiation had a significant influence on the growth of CBL throughout daytime. The cumulative effect of thick RML dominated the role after CBL got through SBL in the development stage, especially in late summer, and (5) the development of CBL was promoted and accelerated by the variation of wind field and distribution of warm advection in high and low altitude.
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