Fluid modelling of atmospheric dispersion in the convective boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 335-366

  Snyder, William H ^a   Lawson Jr , Robert E ^a   Shipman, Michael S ^b   Lu, Jie ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Geophex Ltd   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dispersion; Buoyant plumes; Buoyant puffs; Convection tank; Convective boundary layer; Laboratory simulations

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; THERMAL PLUMES;

VIDEO-IMAGING;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DISPERSION;

EID: 0036498555     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013857632438     Document Type: Article

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