On the turbulence in the upper part of the low-level jet: An experimental and numerical study

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 379-400

  Conangla, Laura ^a   Cuxart, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elevated turbulence; Low level jet; Nocturnal boundary layer; SABLES 98; Single column model; Stable boundary layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; JETS; WIND;

ELEVATED TURBULENCE; LOW-LEVEL JET; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; JETS; METEOROLOGY; WIND;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; JET FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND;

EID: 33745456128     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-005-0608-y     Document Type: Article

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