Properties and parameterization of the stable boundary layer over moderate topography

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2797-2808

  Brown, A R ^a   Wood, N ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0346689000     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2797:PAPOTS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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