Study of regional-scale boundary layer characteristics over Northern India with a special reference to the role of the Thar Desert in regional-scale transport

Abstract

A nomogram was prepared by [Golder, 1972. Boundary Layer Meteorology 3, 47–58] to compute the surface layer

parameters in stable conditions. This note revisits the Golder’s curves and examines the methodology underlying their

derivation in stable conditions. The inherent limitation in the methodology used for construction of Golder’s curves was

also noticed by Trombetti et al. (1986). Surface layer fluxes computed using the parameters derived from modified

curves are found to be closer to the turbulence measurements from CASES-99 experiment for stable conditions than

those calculated from the [Golder, 1972. Boundary Layer Meteorology 3, 47–58] curves.