Analysis of Phoenix Atmosphere Suggests Urban Growth Policies
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 16:50
in Earth & Climate
Atmospheric research often focuses on clouds' impact on weather and climate. Yet even low clouds are a long way off, with a base some 6,000 feet above earth. University of Notre Dame fluid dynamics and engineering professor Harindra Fernando works the other end of the air column closer to home--the bottom of the atmosphere in the city, which is known as the urban boundary layer.