Modulation of small-scale turbulence by ducted gravity waves in the nocturnal boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1414-1427

  Meillier, Yannick P ^a   Frehlich, R G ^a   Jones, R M ^a   Balsley, B B ^a  

^a Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ALUMINUM; DRAG REDUCTION; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGY; MODULATION; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; TURBULENCE; WAVES;

(P ,P ,T) MEASUREMENTS; CONSTANT ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; RESIDUAL LAYERS; SMALL SCALE TURBULENCE (SST); TEMPERATURE STRUCTURES; TETHERED LIFTING SYSTEM (TLS); TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAVITY WAVE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 37849025201     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2359.1     Document Type: Article

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