Analysis of model results for the turning of the wind and related momentum fluxes in the stable boundary layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-277

  Svensson, Gunilla ^a   Holtslag, Albert A M ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageostrophic flow; Cross isobaric flow; Ekman equations; GABLS; Inertial oscillation; Momentum fluxes; Stable boundary layer; Wind direction

Indexed keywords

AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW; CROSS-ISOBARIC FLOW; EKMAN EQUATIONS; GABLS; INERTIAL OSCILLATION; MOMENTUM FLUXES; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND DIRECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; FARM BUILDINGS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MOMENTUM; TROPOSPHERE; TURNING; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND;

EID: 67650427105     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-009-9395-1     Document Type: Article

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