Model evaluation of the atmospheric boundary layer and mixed-layer evolution

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-79

  Tombrou, Maria ^a   Dandou, Aggeliki ^a   Helmis, Costas ^a   Akylas, Evaggelos ^b   Angelopoulos, George ^a   Flocas, Helena ^a   Assimakopoulos, Vasiliki ^b   Soulakellis, Nikolaos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Eddy viscosity; Entrainment layer; Mixing height; MM5 model; Sea breeze

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY VISCOSITY; ENTRAINMENT LAYER; MESOSCALE MODEL; MIXING HEIGHT; SEA BREEZE;

METEOROLOGY;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; VISCOSITY; WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; ENTRAINMENT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MIXED LAYER; MIXING; MODEL VALIDATION; SEA BREEZE; URBAN AREA; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 34250218167     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9146-5     Document Type: Article

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