Quasi-steady analysis of a PBL model with an Eddy-diffusivity profile and nonlocal fluxes

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 824-836

  Stevens, Bjorn ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DIFFUSIVITY; EDDY; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0034059533     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<0824:QSAOAP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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