Microphysical structure of the marine boundary layer under strong wind and spray formation as seen from simulations using a 2D explicit microphysical model. Part I: The impact of large eddies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2366-2384

  Shpund, J ^a   Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Boundary layer; Numerical analysis modeling; Surface fluxes

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; BACKGROUND AEROSOL; BACKGROUND WINDS; BIN MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD BASE; HEAT SURFACE; LAGRANGIAN; LAGRANGIAN MODELS; LARGE EDDY; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MICROPHYSICAL STRUCTURE; MICROPHYSICS; NONLOCAL; PASSIVE SCALARS; SEA SPRAY; SMALL SCALE TURBULENCE; SOURCE FUNCTIONS; SPRAY DROPLET; SPRAY FORMATION; STRONG WINDS; SURFACE FLUXES; TIME-DEPENDENT; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TURBULENT MIXING; VELOCITY FIELD; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DROPS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PHYSICS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TURBULENT MIXING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 81555200729     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3652.1     Document Type: Article

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