Factors determining the decrease in surface wind speed following the evening transition

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 591 PART B, 2003, Pages 1945-1968

  Lapworth, A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forecasting rule; Stable boundary layer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; SPEED; WIND EFFECTS;

SURFACE WINDS;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FORECASTING METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; SURFACE WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0038346382     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.163     Document Type: Article

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