surface boundary layer

noun

The portion of the atmosphere lying next to the surface of the earth and extending up to between 50 and 100 meters.

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Meanings

nounsurface boundary layer (plural surface boundary layers)

plural surface boundary layers

  1. climatologyThe portion of the atmosphere lying next to the surface of the earth and extending up to between 50 and 100 meters.
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