The control of coherent eddies in vegetation canopies: Streamwise structure spacing, canopy shear scale and atmospheric stability

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 139-163

  Brunet, Y ^a   Irvine, M R ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stability; Canopy shear scale; Coherent eddies; Plane mixing layer; Plant canopy; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CANOPY; EDDY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034066247     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002406616227     Document Type: Article

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