The structure of turbulence near a tall forest edge: The backward-facing step flow analogy revisited

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1420-1435

  Detto, Matteo ^a   Katul, Gabriel G ^b,c   Siqueira, Mario ^b,d   Juang, Jehn Yih ^b   Stoy, Paul ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Backward facing step flow analogy; Forest edges; Mean momentum transfer; Recirculation zone

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; DISTURBANCE; FLOW PATTERN; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST EDGE; GRASS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POACEAE; TREES;

EID: 58049194768     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0920.1     Document Type: Article

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