Abstract
The atmospheric stability in the surface layer, influences many of the dynamic processes that occur in the atmosphere, affect the phenomena of diffusion and transport of energy and matter, reason why it has been studied extensively in middle latitudes, however, There are very few jobs in conditions typical of the Ecuadorian highlands (zero latitude and average height with respect to sea level of around 2500 m). In the present work a study of the variation of the atmospheric stability in those conditions is carried out, used data of the meteorological station of the National University of Chimborazo, taken by hours during the year 2015. The results obtained in this study show a predominance of the Very stable during the night and between very unstable and unstable during the day according to the classification of Pasquill, with a regular monthly average behavior throughout the year.
Keywords:
atmospheric stability; Obukhov length; atmospheric dynamics; micrometeorology; equatorial zone
