Variation of surface air temperature in complex terrain

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1481-1493

  Mahrt, Larry ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT FLUX; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; EDDY CORRELATION DATA; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPLEX TERRAIN; EDDY; HEAT FLUX; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 33846020026     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2419.1     Document Type: Article

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