A limited-length-scale K-ε model for the neutral and stably-stratified atmospheric boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-98

  Apsley, David D ^a   Castro, Ian P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; K model; Stable stratification; Turbulence modelling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; STABLE STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031460397     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000252210512     Document Type: Article

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