Surface fluxes and boundary layer recovery in TOGA COARE: Sensitivity to convective organization

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 2763-2781

  Saxen, Thomas R ^a   Rutledge, Steven A ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; SURFACE FLUX; TOGA-COARE;

EID: 0032467676     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2763:SFABLR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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