Surface wind direction variability

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 144-152

  Mahrt, Larry ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Surface observations; Wind

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TERRAINS; DATA SETS; LARGE SHIFTS; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; SURFACE OBSERVATIONS; SURFACE WINDS; TIME-PERIODS; WIND DIRECTIONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BOUNDARY LAYERS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SURFACE WIND; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 79951617968     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2560.1     Document Type: Article

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