A similarity-theory model for wind profile and resistance law in stability stratified planetary boundary layers

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 74-76, Issue , 1998, Pages 209-218

  Zilitinkevich, S ^a,b   Johansson, P E ^b   Mironov, D V ^c   Baklanov, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

MULTILIMIT EQUATIONS; RESISTANCE LAW; STRATIFIED BAROTROPIC BOUNDARY LAYERS (SBL); WIND PROFILE;

WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; MODEL; WIND PROFILE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; MODELING; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 0032051532     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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