Analyses of variance and flux budgets in cumulus-topped boundary layers

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 307-337

  Cuijpers, J W M ^a   Duynkerke, P G ^a   Nieuwstadt, F T M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; CUMULUS TOPPED BOUNDARY LAYER; FLUX BUDGET; GARP; GATE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 0030479550     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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