Coherent structures near the surface in a strongly sheared convective boundary layer generated by large-eddy simulation

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-60

  Kim, Si Wan ^a   Park, Soon Ung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coherent structure; Ejection; Large eddy simulation; Streaky structure; Strongly sheared convective boundary layer; Sweep

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WIND;

HIGH TEMPERATURE STREAKS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; VORTEX;

EID: 0037265104     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020811015189     Document Type: Article

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