A STUDY ON THE ESTIMATION OF TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE PARAMETER IN ABL WITH ELEVATED INVERSION

Temperature structure parameter in the vertical is estimated once by using the turbulence outer scale approximation and another by using the Obukhov similarity relationship during the formation of an elevated inversion.A comparison of the profiles drawn using both the methods is done for the purpose of assessing the accuracy of the similarity method when applied to levels above the surface-based layer.The profiles obtained by both the methods are also compared with a similar profile obtained after considering a bulk shear between the ground and top of the elevated layer.