Parameterization of inversion breakup in idealized valleys. Part I: The adjustable model parameters

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 600-608

  Zoumakis, N M ^a   Efstathiou, G A ^a  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY BUDGET; PARAMETERIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC VALLEY INVERSION;

METEOROLOGY;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; THERMODYNAMICS; VALLEY;

EID: 33744490345     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2353.1     Document Type: Article

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