Estimation of turbulent viscosity and diffusivity in adjoint recovery of atmospheric boundary layer flow structures

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 196-220

  Chai, Tianfeng ^a   Lin, Ching Long ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjoint method; Atmospheric boundary layer; Data assimilation; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DIFFUSION; FLOW STRUCTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RECOVERY; VISCOSITY;

ADJOINT METHODS; DATA ASSIMILATION; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION; OBSERVATIONAL ERRORS; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; SUB-GRID SCALE MODELS; TURBULENT EDDY VISCOSITIES; TURBULENT VISCOSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 3943086858     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S1540345902411414     Document Type: Article

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