Bulk formulation of surface fluxes extended to weak-wind stable conditions

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 134, Issue 630, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Mahrt, L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk formula; Nocturnal boundary layer; Surface flux; Turbulant flux

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; WIND;

NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SURFACE FLUXES; TURBULANT FLUX;

METEOROLOGY;

AERODYNAMICS; CORRELATION; DRAG COEFFICIENT; MESOSCALE MOTION; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATIFIED FLOW; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE LAYER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND FIELD;

EID: 41949084216     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.197     Document Type: Article

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