Surface heterogeneity impacts on boundary layer dynamics via energy balance partitioning

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3403-3416

  Brunsell, N A ^a   Mechem, D B ^a   Anderson, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; BOWEN RATIO; CONVECTION; ENERGY BALANCE; HETEROGENEITY; LAND SURFACE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MOISTURE FLUX; NET RADIATION; PARTITIONING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79953860207     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3403-2011     Document Type: Article

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