The influence of transient flow distortion on turbulence in stable weak-wind conditions

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Mahrt, L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low level jet; Meandering; Monin Obukhov similarity; Nocturnal boundary layers; Stable boundary layers

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

LOW-LEVEL JET; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND;

JET; MESOSCALE MOTION; MONIN-OBUKHOV THEORY; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATIFICATION; TRANSIENT FLOW; TURBULENCE; VERTICAL MIXING; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 37849047714     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9244-z     Document Type: Article

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