Daytime boundary layer evolution in a deep valley. Part II: Numerical simulation of the cross-valley circulation

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 883-895

  Kuwagata, Tsuneo ^a   Kimura, Fujio ^b  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR TOHOKU REGION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; VALLEY;

JAPAN, INA VALLEY;

EID: 0031399794     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<0883:DBLEIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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