Large-eddy simulation of the convective boundary layer over an idealized patchy urban surface

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 556, 1999, Pages 1427-1444

  Cai, X M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Heterogeneous fluxes; Large eddy simulation; Urban surfaces

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032775566     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1999.49712555616     Document Type: Article

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