A simplified model for intermittent turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1714-1729

  Costa, Felipe D ^a   Acevedo, Otávio C ^a   Mombach, José C M ^a   Degrazia, GerváSio A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Shear structure flows; Stability; Temperature; Turbulence; Wind

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHTS; CLASSICAL SCHEMES; CLEAR SKY; COMPLEX SOLUTION; GEOSTROPHIC WINDS; GROUND TEMPERATURE; INTERMITTENCY; LOCAL TEMPERATURE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; PROGNOSTIC EQUATIONS; SHEAR STRUCTURE/FLOWS; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SOIL TYPES; STABILITY FUNCTION; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT INTENSITIES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; VERTICAL PROFILE; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WEAK TURBULENCE; WIND COMPONENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; KINETIC ENERGY; METEOROLOGY; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLEAR SKY; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; KINETIC ENERGY; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; WIND;

EID: 80051810307     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3655.1     Document Type: Article

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