Estimation of momentum and heat fluxes using dissipation and flux- variance methods in the unstable surface layer

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2453-2462

  Hsieh, Cheng I ^a   Katul, Gabriel G ^a   Schieldge, John ^b   Sigmon, John ^a   Knoerr, Kenneth R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALSALATE;

BUDGET; FOREST; FRICTION; GRASS; HEAT; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY;

DISSIPATION; FLUX VARIANCE METHOD; HEAT FLUX; MOMENTUM; UNSTABLE SURFACE LAYER;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM;

EID: 0030425273     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR01337     Document Type: Article

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