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Planetary boundary layer
A generic term for either oceanic boundary layer (OBL) or atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). These layers are fundamentally turbulent and extend from near the surface to the boundary layer depth or height, defined as the limit to which boundary layer eddies can penetrate in the vertical.
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