Large eddy simulation of atmospheric convection on Mars

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 599 PART B, 2004, Pages 1251-1274

  Michaels, Timothy I ^a   Rafkin, Scot C R ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Dust devils; Subgrid scale turbulence parametrization

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA STRUCTURES; EARTH (PLANET); MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARS;

EID: 2942575757     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.02.169     Document Type: Article

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