Empirical evaluation of an extended similarity theory for the stably stratified atmospheric surface layer

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 130, Issue 602 PART A, 2004, Pages 2665-2671

  Sodemann, Harald ^a   Foken, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Brunt V is l frequency; Monin Obukhov similarity theory; Surface layer parametrization

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WIND;

STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER (SBL); TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACE WIND; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

EID: 8344281983     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.03.88     Document Type: Article

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