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Convective Boundary Layer

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006564

The unstable boundary layer that forms at the surface and grows upward through the day as the ground is heated by the sun and convective currents transfer heat upwards into the atmosphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006564
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationCBL
ReferencesNOAA National Weather Service Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006564",
  "term": "Convective Boundary Layer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The unstable boundary layer that forms at the surface and grows upward through the day as the ground is heated by the sun and convective currents transfer heat upwards into the atmosphere.",
  "abbreviation": "CBL",
  "references": [
    "NOAA National Weather Service Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/convective-boundary-layer/"
}

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