Modification of the standard ∈-equation for the stable ABL through enforced consistency with Monin-Obukhov similarity theory

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-410

  Freedman, Frank R ^a   Jacobson, Mark Z ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

equation; Level 2.5 model; Stable boundary layer; Turbulence parameterization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; VISCOSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RICHARDSON NUMBER; ROSSBY NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037366018     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021251523246     Document Type: Article

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