Structure of the atmospheric surface layer over an industrialized equatorial area

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-77

  Yusup, Yusri Bin ^a   Daud, Wan Ramli Wan ^b   Zaharim, Azami ^b   Talib, Meor Zainal Meor ^b  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Equatorial area; Monin Obukhov similarity theory; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; CORRELATION METHODS; STANDARDS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER; EDDY CORRELATION METHOD; EQUATORIAL AREA; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY THEORY; MONSOON SEASON; RESPONSE SYSTEMS; SIMILARITY RELATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TURBULENCE; WIND TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; EDDY COVARIANCE; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; MONIN-OBUKHOV THEORY; MONSOON; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SURFACE LAYER; TERRAIN; TURBULENCE; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PENANG; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 50249126581     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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