Aerosol-based layer height detection
Given the distribution of aerosol particles and moisture is affected by mixing processes amongst others, attenuated backscatter profiles can be exploited to track the recent history of ABL dynamics. Layer boundaries can be detected if aerosol properties differ between the atmospheric layers examined. The most pronounced layer edge usually marks the height of the total […]
Synergy methods for layer height detection
The MLH is derived using the bulk Richardson number profile that is obtained from a combination of temperature profile data measured with a microwave radiometer and horizontal wind speed profile data observed with a Doppler wind lidar.
Turbulence-based layer height detection
The height of the mixing layer is derived from the profiles of the vertical velocity variance that is obtained from vertical stare measurements of the Doppler wind lidar.