Exploring the effects of microscale structural heterogeneity of forest canopies using large-eddy simulations

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-382

  Bohrer, Gil ^a,b   Katul, Gabriel G ^a,c   Walko, Robert L ^a   Avissar, Roni ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric modelling; Backscatter; Biosphere atmosphere interactions; Land surface heterogeneity; Large eddy simulation; Regional Atmospheric Modeling System; Tree canopy; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC MODELLING; BACKSCATTER; BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; LAND-SURFACE HETEROGENEITY; REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEM; TREE CANOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BACKSCATTERING; BIOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYSTEM STABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOWERS; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CANOPY EXCHANGE; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DRAG; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; HETEROGENEITY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROMETEOROLOGY; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EDDY CURRENTS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; SIMULATION; SKIDDING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN; TOWERS; TREES; TURBULENCE;

DUKE FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69049115033     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-009-9404-4     Document Type: Article

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