Simulation of ekman boundary layers by large eddy model with dynamic mixed subfilter closure

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-303

  Esau, Igore ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulation; Planetary boundary layers; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; FLUID MECHANICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

AIRFLOW; EKMAN LAYER; FLUID MECHANICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 4344581340     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EFMC.0000024236.38450.8d     Document Type: Article

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