Surface Boundary Layer

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Surface Boundary Layer

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That thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, extending up to the so-called anamometer level (the base of the Ekman layer). Within this layer the wind distribution is determined largely by the vertical temperature gradient and the nature and contours of the underlying surface; shearing stresses are approximate constant. Also called surface layer, friction layer, atmospheric boundary layer, ground layer. See logarithmic velocity profile, planetary boundary layer, free atmosphere. [[/a>|/a> ]]

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use