LES in the surface layer: Surface fluxes, scaling, and SGS modeling

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1733-1754

  Wyngaard, J C ^a,b   Peltier, L J ^a   Khanna, S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0031688636     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1733:LITSLS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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