Observations and numerical simulations of winds within a broad forested valley

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-219

  Eckman, Richard M ^a,b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NOAA Atmospheric Turbulence Diffusion Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; VALLEY; WIND PROFILE;

FOREST; LEEWARD RANGE; VALLEY; WIND;

USA, TENNESSEE, TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY;

EID: 0031860848     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1998)037<0206:OANSOW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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