Study of near-surface models for large-eddy simulations of a neutrally stratified atmospheric boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-424

  Senocak, Inanc ^a,b   Ackerman, Andrew S ^c   Kirkpatrick, Michael P ^d   Stevens, David E ^e   Mansour, Nagi N ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Dynamic models; Large eddy simulations; Near surface models

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY VISCOSITY MODELS; LOGARITHMIC WIND; TURBULENCE STRESSES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRANDTL NUMBER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CANOPY EXCHANGE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 34548690803     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9181-x     Document Type: Article

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