TIME and SPACE SCALES of ATMOSPHERIC MOTION

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TIME and SPACE SCALES of ATMOSPHERIC MOTION Global scale [> 20000 km] Synoptic scale [2000–20000 km] Mesoscale [2-2000 km] Microscale [< 2 km]

Smog layer over Santiago, Chile Top of boundary layer (inversion)

Boundary layer capped with clouds

Typical values of the Bowen Ratio (B=H/HL) Surface type B desert >10 semi-arid grassland 5 grassland/forest 0.5 irrigated orchards/grass 0.2 ocean 0.1 ice/snow surfaces -10 to 10* * strongly dependent upon the meteorology/air-mass

Surface skin temperature over New York City www.gisdevelopment.net/aars/acrs/1991/psq/ps015.asp

Diurnal skin temperature range (July) http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=1520-0442&volume=005&issue=09&page=0920

Land surface heterogeneity http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/images/ag-montage.jpg

Profiles over the cloudy subtropical ocean From Caldwell et al. (2005)

Temperature profile from the South Pole From Hudson and Brandt (2005)