Where is the interface of the stratocumulus-topped PBL?

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 II, 2005, Pages 2626-2631

  Moeng, Chin Hoh ^a   Stevens, B ^b   Sullivan, P P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

CLOUD TOP INTERFACE; FINE RESOLUTION LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATOCUMULUS TOPPED PBL; TURBULENT MIXING;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATOCUMULUS; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 24944471487     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3470.1     Document Type: Article

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