Comparison of methods for area-averaging surface energy fluxes over heterogenous land surfaces using high-resolution non-hydrostatic simulations

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-403

  Heinemann, Günther ^a   Kerschgens, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Area averaging methods; Convective boundary layer; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUXES; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ENERGY BALANCE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAND SURFACES; LANDSCAPING;

INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; ENERGY FLUX; LAND SURFACE; SURFACE FLUX; TURBULENCE;

BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 15744396546     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1123     Document Type: Article

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