A case study of two-dimensional stratified turbulence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 959-976

  Högström, Ulf ^a   Smedman, Ann Sofi ^a   Bergström, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT;

STRATIFIED TURBULENCE;

WIND;

STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND SPECTRUM;

BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVE SPECTRUM; WIND FIELD;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0042101202     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<0959:ACSOTD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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