PBL Structure

The PBL can be subdivided into four separate component layers: the surface layer, the mixed layer, the stable layer, and the residual layer. We will discuss each of these in turn.

Structure of  planetary boundary
layer

Quick Quiz: Which of these is not a component of the PBL?
stable layer
unstable layer
mixed layer
residual layer


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