A parameterization of third-order moments for the dry convective boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 437-454

  Tomas, Séverine ^a   Masson, Valéry ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Countergradient term; Heat flux; Parameterization; Third order moments; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; COUNTERGRADIENT TERM; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION; PROGNOSTIC EQUATIONS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION; SIMULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33748351207     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9071-7     Document Type: Article

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