Turbulent flux calculation in the polar stable boundary layer: Multiresolution flux decomposition and wavelet analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  van den Kroonenberg, Aline ^a   Bange, Jens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ERROR STATISTICS; HEAT FLUX; SEA ICE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOISTURE FLUX; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLAR REGION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 34249658284     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007819     Document Type: Article

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