Quasi-Lagrangian large eddy simulations of cross-equatorial flow in the East Pacific atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1837-1858

  de Szoeke, S P ^a   Bretherton, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS (ABL); FRICTIONAL LAYERS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); PRESSURE GRADIENTS;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

ADVECTION; AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SURFACE WIND;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

EID: 4344568742     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1837:QLESOC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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