Large-eddy simulations of neutrally stratified flow over surfaces with spatially varying roughness length

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 558, 1999, Pages 1937-1958

  Hobson, J M ^a   Wood, N ^b   Brown, A R ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Large eddy simulation; Neutral stratification

Indexed keywords

EDDY; FLOW OVER SURFACE; PREDICTION; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0032745597     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55802     Document Type: Article

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