Top-hat representation of turbulence statistics in cloud-topped boundary layers: A large eddy simulation study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 423-441

  Wang, Shouping ^a   Stevens, Bjorn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034143876     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0423:THROTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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