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The local similarity theory, presented in the recent papers of Sorbjan (1986a, b), is extended by taking into consideration spectral (u, v, w, θ) and cospectral (uw, wθ, uθ) densities in the stable-continuous boundary layer. The resulting universal expressions for spectra, cospectra and the reduced frequencies of their peaks are in agreement with empirical data from the Kansas 1968 surface-layer and Minnesota 1973 boundary-layer experiments. In addition, the universal functions for the structure parameters and the dissipation rates are also derived and shown to fit the empirical data well.
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Sorbjan, Z. Local similarity of spectral and cospectral characteristics in the stable-continuous boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 35, 257–275 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00123644
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