Transitional, entraining, cloudy, and coastal boundary layers

Acta Geophysica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-20

  Angevine, Wayne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Advected turbulence; Coastal boundary layer; Entrainment; Marine boundary layer; Pollutant transport; Transitional boundary layer

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ADVECTED TURBULENCE; ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TRANSITIONAL BOUNDARY LAYER;

COASTAL ZONES;

AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 37849029539     PISSN: 18956572     EISSN: 18957455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11600-007-0035-1     Document Type: Article

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