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Temperature and humidity spectra in the atmospheric surface layer

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Temperature and humidity spectra have been measured at 3 and 12 m above the ground, together with profiles of wind, temperature and humidity, and flux measurements. Both temperature and humidity spectra appear to follow Monin-Obukov similarity as well as Kolmogorov's prediction for the inertial subrange. The standard deviations of temperature and humidity fluctuations support Monin-Obukov similarity and the predictions of local free convection. The spectral constants for the inertial subrange have been estimated as 0.8 for temperature and 0.6 for humidity.

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    Ann-Sofi Smedman-Högström

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Smedman-Högström, AS. Temperature and humidity spectra in the atmospheric surface layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 3, 329–347 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00736184

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