Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation in the surface layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-204

  Charuchittipan, D ^a   Wilson, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constant stress layer; Dissipation rate; Equilibrium layer; Local equilibrium; Turbulent kinetic energy budget; Turbulent transport; Velocity spectrum; Wall shear layer

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT STRESS LAYER; DISSIPATION RATE; EQUILIBRIUM LAYER; LOCAL EQUILIBRIUM; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY BUDGET; TURBULENT TRANSPORT; VELOCITY SPECTRUM; WALL SHEAR LAYER;

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

KINETIC ENERGY;

ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; KINETIC ENERGY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRATIFIED FLOW; SURFACE LAYER; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 67650364047     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-009-9399-x     Document Type: Article

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