The role of boundary layer processes in limiting PV homogenization

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1612-1632

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Stone, Peter H ^a   Solomon, Amy ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; BAROCLINIC EDDY; BAROCLINICITY; BOUNDARY LAYER PROCESS; CHANNEL MODEL; CRITICAL LEVEL; EDDY HEAT FLUXES; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; HEAT EXCHANGE; MEAN FLOW; MODEL RESULTS; MOMENTUM DIFFUSION; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC; STATIC STABILITY; SURFACE FRICTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; ZONAL WIND;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; JETS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TRIBOLOGY; TROPOSPHERE;

SURFACE DIFFUSION;

BAROCLINIC MODE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; HEAT FLOW; HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE EDDY; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 69849108426     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2914.1     Document Type: Article

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