Analytical asymptotic solutions to determine interactions between the planetary boundary layer and the Earth's surface

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Tsuang, Ben Jei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Boundary layer processes; Evapotranspiration; Land atmosphere interactions

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 1342289992     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002557     Document Type: Article

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