Dynamics of sheared convective boundary layer entrainment. Part I: Methodological background and large-eddy simulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1151-1178

  Conzemius, Robert J ^a,b,c   Fedorovich, Evgeni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c Product Research and Development at NextEra Analytics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; SHEAR FLOW; WIND;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; FREE-ATMOSPHERIC STRATIFICATION; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE KINETIC ENERGY;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; METEOROLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; WIND;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; ENTRAINMENT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 33646256556     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3691.1     Document Type: Review

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