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residual layer

Scope: climate
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (37 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on residual layer with 37 nodes and 121 connections. Top connected: snowpack persistence, leaf water content, streamflow, elevation gradient, spectral reflectance.

Definition

Remnant of previous day's mixed layer that persists aloft after surface cooling and formation of stable nocturnal boundary layer

Publications (1)

article

The short life of upvalley wind in a high-altitude valley in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

2025Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheresmeasured

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forced channeling mechanisms

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streamflow

process2 shared papers

advective flow

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surface energy balance

framework1 shared paper

snowpack persistence

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convective boundary layer

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spectral reflectance

measurement1 shared paper