The temperature-humidity covariance in the marine surface layer: A one-dimensional analytical model

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-278

  Katul, Gabriel G ^a,b   Sempreviva, Anna M ^c,d   Cava, Daniela ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Cauchy Euler equation; Gradient diffusion closure; Marine surface layer; Ris area sea experiment; Temperature Humiditycovariance

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; EULER EQUATIONS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CAUCHY-EULER EQUATION; GRADIENT-DIFFUSION CLOSURE; MARINE ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; EULER EQUATIONS; METEOROLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENTRAINMENT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURFACE LAYER; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 38649136328     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9236-z     Document Type: Article

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