The effects of canopy leaf area index on airflow across forest edges: Large-eddy simulation and analytical results

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 433-460

  Cassiani, Massimo ^a   Katul, G G ^b   Albertson, J D ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back facing step flow; Boundary layer; Exit flow; Forest edge; Large eddy simulations; Recirculation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FORESTRY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

LEAF AREA DISTRIBUTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES (RANS) MODEL; TALL-FORESTED CANOPIES;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FORESTRY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIRFLOW; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST EDGE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARIES; FOREST CANOPY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 38649092390     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9242-1     Document Type: Article

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