Large-eddy simulation of neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow over heterogeneous surfaces: Blending height and effective surface roughness

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Bou Zeid, Elie ^a   Meneveau, Charles ^b   Parlange, Marc B ^a  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Blending height; Effective surface roughness; Large eddy simulation; Mesoscale model; Subgrid scale

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

LAND SURFACES; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION;

WATER RESOURCES;

BOUNDARY LAYER; FLOW OVER SURFACE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 1642383745     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002475     Document Type: Article

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