Observations and simulations of cold air pooling in valleys

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-108

  Smith, S A ^a   Brown, A R ^a   Vosper, S B ^a   Murkin, P A ^a   Veal, A T ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decoupling; Local temperature forecasting; Stable boundary layer; Valley cooling

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COLD AIR; COOLING INTENSITY; DECOUPLING; ENGLAND; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; INSTRUMENTED VEHICLE; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; LONG WAVES; NEAR-SURFACE; RADIATIVE COOLING; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLUX; UNIFIED MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COOLING; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; SIMULATORS;

LANDFORMS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING METHOD; HEAT FLUX; VALLEY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 72549090674     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-009-9436-9     Document Type: Article

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