Mechanism and large eddy simulation of dust devils

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-84

  Zhao, Y Z ^a   Gu, Z L ^a   Yu, Y Z ^a   Ge, Y ^b   Li, Y ^a   Feng, X ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DUST STORM; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; VORTEX;

EID: 2942588601     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: 14809214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.420105     Document Type: Article

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