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These Data Are for the Birds

  • By AMS Staff
  • Mar 6, 2024

Bird photo credit: iStock.com/guenterguni

As the lowest layer of the tropo­sphere, the planetary boundary layer (PBL) connects the atmosphere to Earth’s surface and significantly influences weather and climate, which means “understanding PBL dynamics is fundamental to answering a lot of questions about the Earth system.”

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