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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT

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PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT  

DEFINITION

  • The height of the atmospheric layer from the Earth's surface up to an altitude of about 1 kilometer in which wind speed and direction are affected by frictional interaction with objects on the Earth's surface.

BROADER CONCEPT

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/f51a3caf-c5ec-496a-8dd3-854d9bb994e7

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