Gj. Fochesatto et al., Evidence of dynamical coupling between the residual layer and the developing convective boundary layer, BOUND-LAY M, 99(3), 2001, pp. 451-464
The diurnal cycle of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) has been document
ed on 8 August 1998 in the framework of the Etude et Simulation de la QUali
te de l'air en Ile-de-France (ESQUIF) experiment that took place in the Par
is area. The ABL structure was documented by means of a ground-based lidar,
surface meteorological stations and soundings. The interaction between the
residual layer and the convective boundary layer is investigated using the
collected data as well as mesoscale modelling. As opposed to the generally
accepted concept, we find evidence of entrainment at the top of the residu
al layer. High temporal simulations of the 8 August 1998 case made with the
mesoscale atmospheric model Meso-NH also show evidence of mixing at the to
p of the residual layer (RL). This mixing is believed to be related to the
presence of convective (gravity) waves in the RL.