Principal length scales in second-order closure models for canopy turbulence

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1631-1643

  Katul, Gabriel G ^a   Chang, Wei Han ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; FOREST CANOPY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033390121     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<1631:PLSISO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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