Atmospheric Technology (formerly Facilities for atmospheric research) was published semiannually for the NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division. This issue focuses on instruments and techniques for probing the atmospheric boundary layer. It contains the following articles: Need for boundary-layer m... Show moreAtmospheric Technology (formerly Facilities for atmospheric research) was published semiannually for the NCAR Atmospheric Technology Division. This issue focuses on instruments and techniques for probing the atmospheric boundary layer. It contains the following articles: Need for boundary-layer measurements and their significance for solving atmospheric problems; Sensors and techniques for the direct measurement of turbulent fluxes and profiles in the atmospheric surface layer; Turbulence measurements in the marine boundary layer; Measurement of turbulent fluxes by fluxatron and NIFTI techniques; The measurement of pressure fluctuations in the atmospheric boundary layer; The use of a tethered kite-balloon to probe the lowest levels of atmosphere; The use of tetroons for probing the atmospheric boundary layer; The use of aircraft for probing the atmospheric boundary layer; Optical techniques for probing the boundary layer; The use of chemical tracers for studying pollutant behavior in the atmospheric planetary boundary layer; Simulation of atmospheric boundary layers in wind tunnels; The air-sea interaction simulation facility at the Institut de Mecanique Statistique de la turbulence; Laboratory simulation of the convective planetary boundary layer; Aircraft static pressure errors: their measurement and influence on related meteorological measurements. Show less
