An evaluation of the large-eddy simulation option of the regional atmospheric modeling system in simulating a convective boundary layer: A FIFE case study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1109-1130

  Avissar, Roni ^a   Eloranta, Edwin W ^b   Gurer, Kemal ^a   Tripoli, Gregory J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIURNAL VARIATION; REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEM; SURFACE FLUXES; TOPOGRAPHY; VOLUME IMAGING LIDAR;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; FIFE; ISLSCP; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SURFACE HEAT FLUX;

USA, KANSAS;

EID: 0032052390     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<1109:AEOTLE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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