A numerical study of daily transitions in the convective boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-383

  Sorbjan, Zbigniew ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Daily transitions; Interfacial layer; Large eddy simulations; Mixed layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND STRESS;

DAILY TRANSITION; ENTRAINMENT FLUX; ENTRAINMENT VELOCITY; MIXED LAYER;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND STRESS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXED LAYER; WIND SHEAR; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 34249879244     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9147-4     Document Type: Article

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