Performance of various similarity functions for nondimensional wind and temperature profiles in the surface layer in stable conditions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 246-253

  Sharan, Maithili ^a   Aditi, ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Non dimensional wind and temperature profiles; Similarity functions; Stable conditions; Surface fluxes; Surface layer

Indexed keywords

NON-DIMENSIONAL WIND AND TEMPERATURE PROFILES; SIMILARITY FUNCTIONS; STABLE CONDITIONS; SURFACE FLUXES; SURFACE LAYER;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FARM BUILDINGS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HEAT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX; SURFACE LAYER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 68949096619     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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