50 years of the Monin-Obukhov similarity theory

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-447

  Foken, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance; History of micrometeorology; Monin Obukhov similarity theory; Obukhov length; Surface layer; Universal function

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; PRANDTL NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EDDY COVARIANCE; MICROMETEOROLOGY; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY THEORY; OBUKHOV LENGTH; SURFACE LAYER; UNIVERSAL FUNCTION;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; METEOROLOGY; PRANDTL NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

MICROMETEOROLOGY; MONIN-OBUKHOV THEORY; SURFACE LAYER;

EID: 33747183958     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9048-6     Document Type: Review

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