Stratified turbulence in the atmospheric mesoscales

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 139-153

  Lilly, Douglas K ^a   Bassett, Gene ^a   Droegemeier, Kelvin ^a   Bartello, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0032364442     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001620050085     Document Type: Review

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