Microstructure of turbulence in the stably stratified boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-210

  Sorbjan, Zbigniew ^a   Balsley, Ben B ^b  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer measurements; Boundary layer turbulence; Ozmidov scale; Stable boundary layer; Tethered lifting system; Thorpe scale

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AVIATION; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DRAG REDUCTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY-LAYER MEASUREMENTS; BOUNDARY-LAYER TURBULENCE; OZMIDOV SCALE; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; TETHERED LIFTING SYSTEM; THORPE SCALE;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; JET; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049121721     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-008-9310-1     Document Type: Article

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