Near-surface coherent structures and the vertical momentum flux in a large-eddy simulation of the neutrally-stratified boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-255

  Foster, Ralph C ^a   Vianey, Francois ^a,b   Drobinski, Philippe ^b   Carlotti, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^c Centre d'Etude des Tunnels   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Ejections; Large eddy simulation; Streaks; Sweeps; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; NEAR-SURFACE COHERENT STRUCTURES; VERTICAL MOMENTUM FLUX;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33747674894     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9054-8     Document Type: Article

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