Space-time structure of mesoscale motions in the stable boundary layer

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 135, Issue 638, 2009, Pages 67-75

  Mahrt, L ^a   Thomas, C K ^a   Prueger, J H ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mesoscale; Nocturnal boundary layer; Stable boundary layer; Stratified flow

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TOOLS; MESOSCALE; NETWORK CONFIGURATION; NETWORK MEASUREMENT; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SPACETIME STRUCTURES; SPATIAL AVERAGING; SPATIAL COHERENCE; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; STOCHASTIC CHARACTERISTIC; STRATIFIED FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOWS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; TIME CHARACTERISTICS; TIME VARIABILITY; TIME-SCALE; TURBULENT MOTION; VELOCITY SCALE; WIND SPEED;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; FARM BUILDINGS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; METEOROLOGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

AERODYNAMICS;

MESOSCALE MOTION; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STOCHASTICITY; STRATIFIED FLOW; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 67649422340     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.348     Document Type: Article

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