A modelling study of flux imbalance and the influence of entrainment in the convective boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-292

  Huang, Jianping ^a   Lee, Xuhui ^a   Patton, Edward G ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up tracer; Eddy covariance; Energy imbalance; Entrainment; Large eddy simulation model; Top down tracer

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

BOTTOM-UP TRACER; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY IMBALANCE;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FRICTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENTRAINMENT; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TRACER;

EID: 41849136147     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-007-9254-x     Document Type: Article

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