Quadrant analysis of the scalar and momentum fluxes in the stable marine atmospheric surface layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-360

  Katsouvas, George D ^a   Helmis, Costas G ^a   Wang, Qing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaussian distribution; Gram Charlier series; Marine atmospheric boundary layer; Momentum fluxes; Quadrant analysis; Scalar fluxes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORRELATION METHODS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MARINE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; MOMENTUM FLUXES; QUADRANT ANALYSIS; SCALAR FLUXES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CORRELATION METHODS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BOUNDARY LAYER; GAUSSIAN METHOD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE LAYER;

MASSACHUSETTS; NANTUCKET; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548683488     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9169-6     Document Type: Article

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