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Van Hooijdonk, I.G.S. (author), Donda, J.M.M. (author), Bosveld, F. (author), Moene, A. (author), Clercx, H.J.H. (author), Van de Wiel, B.J.H. (author)In some nights, the near-surface temperature can drop dramatically and turbulence in the stably stratified boundary layer becomes very weak, such that the lfow reaches a (quasi-) laminar state. In other cases, however, the atmosphere remains in a turbulent state and temperatures stay relatively high. Recently, the appearance of two distinct...conference paper 2015
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Van de Wiel, B.J.H. (author), Moene, A.F. (author), Jonker, H.J.J. (author), Baas, P. (author), Basu, S. (author), Donda, J.M.M. (author), Sun, J. (author), Holtslag, A.A.M. (author)The collapse of turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer is studied by means of a simple bulk model that describes the basic physical interactions in the surface energy balance. It is shown that for a given mechanical forcing, the amount of turbulent heat that can be transported downward is limited to a certain maximum. In the case of weak...journal article 2012