A variational method for computing surface heat fluxes from ARM surface energy and radiation balance systems

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-11

  Xu, Qin ^a   Qiu, Chong Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATENT HEAT FLUX; RADIATION BALANCE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SERBS; SURFACE ENERGY; VARIATIONAL METHOD;

EID: 0030782372     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0003:AVMFCS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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