Implementation and evaluation of dynamic subfilter-scale stress models for large-eddy simulation using WRF

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 266-284

  Kirkil, Gokhan ^a   Mirocha, Jeff ^a   Bou Zeid, Elie ^b   Chow, Fotini Katopodes ^c   Kosović, Branko ^d  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Atmosphere land interactions; Boundary layer; Complex terrain; Eddies; Large eddy simulations; Small scale processes; Subgrid scale processes; Surface layer; Wind; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTION; COMPLEX TERRAINS; EDDIES; LARGE EDDY; SMALL-SCALE PROCESS; SUBGRID SCALE; SURFACE LAYER; WIND SHEAR;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDFORMS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

DYNAMIC MODELS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE LAYER; VISCOSITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS;

EID: 84855798342     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00037.1     Document Type: Article

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