Study of radiative and turbulent processes in the stable boundary layer under weak wind conditions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 954-960

  Gopalakrishnan, S G ^a   Sharan, Maithili ^a   Mcnider, R T ^b   Singh, M P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENCE; WIND EFFECT;

BOUNDARY LAYER; RADIATION; TURBULENCE; WIND;

EID: 0031806984     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0954:SORATP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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