Wavelet analysis of atmospheric turbulence over a coral reef flat

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 698-708

  Wiebe, Andrew ^a   Sturman, Andrew ^a   McGowan, Hamish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Climate variability; Energy budget balance; Sea surface temperature; Turbulence; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; ENERGY BUDGET/BALANCE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WAVELETS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ENERGY BALANCE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; PONTOONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

REEFS;

BLEACHING; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORAL REEF; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MODEL VALIDATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENCE; WAVE FIELD; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; HERON ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79958038763     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1485.1     Document Type: Article

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