Boundary layer meteorology

Boundary layer meteorology pertains to 'the part of the troposphere that is directly influenced by the presence of the earth's surface, and responds to surface forcings with a timescale of about an hour or less.' This unit details: aspects of turbulence unique to the boundary layer, the surface layer including Monin-Obukhov similarity theory, surface fluxes and boundary layer entrainment processes, a hierarchy of numerical models of the boundary layer. Finally, this unit discusses air pollution meteorology within the boundary layer.