Preferred Name

atmospheric boundary layer

Synonyms

planetary boundary layer

Definitions

The atmospheric boundary layer is the lowest layer of an atmosphere which is strongly influenced by its contact with a planetary surface with strong vertical mixing and in which physical quantities such as flow velocity, temperature, and moisture display rapid fluctuations (turbulence).

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000323

adjacent_to

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000324

alternative term

planetary boundary layer

bounding layer of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000267

definition

The atmospheric boundary layer is the lowest layer of an atmosphere which is strongly influenced by its contact with a planetary surface with strong vertical mixing and in which physical quantities such as flow velocity, temperature, and moisture display rapid fluctuations (turbulence).

has_exact_synonym

planetary boundary layer

in_subset

envoPolar

label

atmospheric boundary layer

prefixIRI

ENVO:01000323

prefLabel

atmospheric boundary layer

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000543

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000544

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