What Is Mixed Layer?
The layer near the ground that gets stirred by daytime heating, so temperature and moisture become fairly even through it. In technical terms: A convectively driven boundary layer with nearly constant potential temperature and mixing ratio with height, capped by an inversion or entrainment zone; typically 1-3 km deep by afternoon over land.
Mixed Layer In Plain English
The layer near the ground that gets stirred by daytime heating, so temperature and moisture become fairly even through it.
The Technical Definition
A convectively driven boundary layer with nearly constant potential temperature and mixing ratio with height, capped by an inversion or entrainment zone; typically 1-3 km deep by afternoon over land.
