Development of an improved turbulence closure model for the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 895-912

  Nakanishi, Mikio ^a   Niino, Hiroshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 70450177452     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.87.895     Document Type: Article

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