Similarity of scalar fields in the convective boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2212-2221

  Sorbjan, Zbigniew ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SCALAR FIELDS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

BOTTOM UP APPROACH; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0032716653     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<2212:SOSFIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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