Flow over small heat islands: A numerical sensitivity study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 859-868

  Savijärvi, Hannu ^a   Matthews, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENT (ARM); DIURNAL VARIATION; NAURU; TRADE WIND ZONE;

ATMOSPHERICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEAT ISLAND; TRADE WIND;

MICRONESIA; NAURU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 2042497995     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0859:FOSHIA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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