Analysis of atmosphere in Phoenix, Ariz., suggests new model for sound urban growth policies

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.

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