Turbulent dispersion in cloud-topped boundary layers

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1289-1302

  Verzijlbergh, R A ^a   Jonker, H J J ^a   Heus, T ^a,c   De Arellano, J Vil̀a Guerau ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DISPERSION; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATOCUMULUS; TRACER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 77950210938     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-1289-2009     Document Type: Article

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