Evaluation of the RAMS model for estimating turbulent fluxes over the Chesapeake Bay

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 3803-3819

  McQueen, J T ^a   Valigura, R A ^a   Stunder, B J B ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air water exchange; Chesapeake Bay; Deposition; Mesoscale atmospheric modeling; Model evaluation; Turbulent fluxes

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

AIR WATER EXCHANGE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; MESOSCALE ATMOSPHERIC MODELS; REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEM (RAMS);

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COASTAL METEOROLOGY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RAMS; RAMS MODEL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLUX;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLOUD; DRY DEPOSITION; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY;

EID: 0031282652     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00222-7     Document Type: Article

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