Land–atmosphere interactions in the tropics–a review

P Gentine, A Massmann, BR Lintner… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2019 - hess.copernicus.org
The continental tropics play a leading role in the terrestrial energy, water, and carbon cycles.
Land–atmosphere interactions are integral in the regulation of these fluxes across multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Land cover and its transformation in the backward trajectory footprint region of the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory

C Pöhlker, D Walter, H Paulsen… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
The Amazon rain forest experiences the combined pressures from human-made
deforestation and progressing climate change, causing severe and potentially disruptive …

Effects of vegetation and topography on the boundary layer structure above the Amazon forest

M Chamecki, LS Freire, NL Dias… - Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Observational data from two field campaigns in the Amazon forest were used to study the
vertical structure of turbulence above the forest. The analysis was performed using the …

[HTML][HTML] Coherent structures detection within a dense Alpine forest

IM Cely-Toro, L Mortarini, CQ Dias-Júnior… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
The influence of coherent vortices on the turbulence structure above and below a dense
plant canopy is investigated using turbulence measurements collected at five levels on top …

Roughness sublayer over vegetation canopy: A wind tunnel study

Z Mo, CH Liu, HL Chow, MK Lam, YH Lok… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atmospheric flows in the inertial sublayer (ISL) and the roughness sublayer (RSL) are
complicated by vegetation canopies. They subsequently modify the exchange of momentum …

A case study of a gravity wave induced by Amazon forest orography and low level jet generation

PB Corrêa, CQ Dias-Júnior, D Cava, M Sörgel… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigated the role of turbulent coherent structures (CS), gravity waves (GW) and low-
level jet (LLJ) propagation in the flow dynamics of the Nocturnal Boundary Layer (NBL) …

Relaxed eddy accumulation outperforms Monin‐Obukhov flux models under non‐ideal conditions

E Zahn, E Bou‐Zeid, NL Dias - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Monin‐Obukhov Similarity Theory (MOST) links turbulent statistics to surface
fluxes through universal functions. Here, we investigate its performance over a large lake …

Turbulence regimes in the nocturnal roughness sublayer: Interaction with deep convection and tree mortality in the Amazon

ACS Mendonça, CQ Dias-Júnior, OC Acevedo… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated the influence of seasonality and proximity to the forest canopy on nocturnal
turbulence regimes in the roughness sublayer of a Central Amazon forest. Since convective …

Meteorological conditions and second-order moments of wind speed components over a nonuniform terrain in Dangbo, southeastern Benin

O Mamadou, A Mariscal, DRR Koukoui… - Meteorology and …, 2024 - Springer
We analyze in this work the second-order moments and turbulence intensities of wind speed
components during convective conditions over a non-uniform terrain in Dangbo, southeast …

Is there a classical inertial sublayer over the amazon forest?

CQ Dias‐Júnior, NL Dias… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
On the basis of measurements over different surfaces, an inertial sublayer (ISL), where
Monin‐Obukhov Similarity Theory applies, exists above z= 3 h, where h is canopy height …