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Term: residual layer
Definition:

The middle portion of the nocturnal atmospheric boundary layer characterized by weak sporadic turbulence and initially uniformly mixed potential temperature and pollutants remaining from the mixed layer of the previous day.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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