Effects of large eddies on the structure of the marine boundary layer under strong wind conditions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 3049-3063

  Ginis, Isaac ^a   Khain, Alexander P ^b   Morozovsky, Elena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER (BL); HEAT RELEASE; SEA SURFACE; WIND SPEED;

WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 12144285258     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3342.1     Document Type: Article

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