Emeis S. Surface-Based Remote Sensing of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol. 40. Springer, Berlin, New York, 2011, 184 pp. - ISSN: 1383-8601
There exist several good books on the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) from a theoretical or fluid dynamics point of view starting with Stull’s book from 1988. A very recent example (although in the German language) is Kraus’ book Grundlagen der Grenzschicht-Meteorologie, which was just published by Springer in 2008. Books which concentrate on experimental ABL research are less frequent. Most experimental ABL research has been made so far by surface-based in situ experimentation (tower measurements up to a few hundred metres, surface energy balance measurements, short aircraft experiments, short experiments with tethered balloons, constant-level balloons, evaluation of radiosonde data). A good book on experimental surface-based in situ ABL research is the book Micrometeorology by Foken (2008), which concentrates on surface flux measurements.Analytical Description and Vertical Structure of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer.
Basic Principles of Surface-Based Remote Sensing.
Applications.
Outlook.
Appendix.Name Index.
Subject Index.