Evaluation of the Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate Inside Canopies by Zero- and Level-Crossing Density Methods

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-233

  Poggi, D ^a   Katul, G G ^b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy turbulence; Rice's formula; Telegraphic approximation; Turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate; Zero crossing statistics

Indexed keywords

CANOPY TURBULENCE; RICE'S FORMULA; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; ZERO-CROSSINGS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; FORCED CONVECTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

KINETIC ENERGY;

ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ISOTROPY; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 77954242722     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-010-9503-2     Document Type: Article

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