Local structure of turbulence in stably stratified boundary layers

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1526-1537

  Sorbjan, Zbigniew ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; GRADIENT METHODS;

GRADIENT RICHARDSON NUMBER; LOCAL SCALING; STABLY STRATIFIED BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GRADIENT METHODS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LATENT HEAT FLUX; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33744490356     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3704.1     Document Type: Article

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