Scaling properties of velocity and temperature spectra above the surface friction layer in a convective atmospheric boundary layer

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-271

  McNaughton, K G ^a   Clement, R J ^a   Moncrieff, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW STRUCTURE; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; SCALE EFFECT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

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EID: 34250223436     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-14-257-2007     Document Type: Article

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