A theoretical model for the study of convective turbulence decay and comparison with large-eddy simulation data

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-155

  Goulart, A ^a   Degrazia, G ^b   Rizza, U ^c   Anfossi, D ^c  

^a DCET URI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Kinetic energy; Large eddy simulation; Spectrum; Turbulence decay

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DYNAMICAL ENERGY SPECTRUM;

TURBULENCE;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037398326     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021530413660     Document Type: Article

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