Numerical study of penetrative and "solid lid" nonpenetrative convective boundary layers

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-112

  Sorbjan, Zbigniew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY SIMULATION MODEL; HEAT TRANSPORT; NONPENETRATIVE CONVECTION; PENETRATIVE CONVECTION;

EID: 0029728929     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0101:NSOPAL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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