Dynamic LES modeling of a diurnal cycle

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1156-1174

  Basu, Sukanta ^a   Vinuesa, Jean François ^b   Swift, Adrew ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDIES; DIURNAL CYCLES; EMPIRICAL FORMULATIONS; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS; LOCAL DYNAMICS; MIXED LAYERS; MODEL-BASED; MODELING APPROACHES; SGS MODELS; SMAGORINSKY COEFFICIENTS; SUB GRIDS; TEMPERATURE FIELDS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 57649165538     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAMC1677.1     Document Type: Article

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