Flow structure and turbulence characteristics of the daytime atmosphere in a steep and narrow Alpine valley

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 602 PART A, 2004, Pages 2605-2627

  Weigel, Andreas P ^a   Rotach, Mathias W ^b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aircraft measurements; Boundary layer; Complex terrain; Mountain meteorology; Secondary circulation; Valley winds

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; KINETIC ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TURBULENCE; WIND;

AIR ADVECTION; FLOW STRUCTURE; RADIO SOUNDINGS;

METEOROLOGY;

AIRBORNE SENSING; COMPLEX TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 8344281371     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.214     Document Type: Article

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