Impact of turbulence closures on diurnal temperature evolution for clear sky situations over Belgium

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-193

  Brasseur, O ^a   Gallee H ^a   Schayes, G ^a   Tricot, C ^b   De Ridder, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLEAR SKY; TURBULENCE;

BELGIUM;

EID: 0031742557     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000827927649     Document Type: Article

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