The critical bulk Richardson number in urban areas: Verification and application in a numerical weather prediction model

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-27

  Jeričević, Amelia ^a   Grisogono, Branko ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TURBULENT MIXING; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 33645971023     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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