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Local similarity, referred to as type II similarity,in the interfacial, stably-stratified layer at thetop of the atmospheric (or oceanic) mixed layer isdiscussed. Type II scales for scalars are based onthe local values of scalar gradients. Similaritypredictions are derived from the second-orderclosure model of Yamada and Mellor, and also fromsimilarity arguments. The obtainedformulation is verified for active and passive scalarsbased on the large-eddy simulation model.
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Sorbjan, Z. An Evaluation Of Local Similarity At The Top Of The Mixed Layer Based On Large-Eddy Simulations. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 101, 183–207 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019260632125
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