Turbulent transport efficiency and the ejection-sweep motion for momentum and heat on sloping terrain covered with vineyards

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 162-163, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-107

  Francone, Caterina ^a,b,c   Katul, Gabriel G ^c,d,e   Cassardo, Claudio ^b,f   Richiardone, Renzo ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Duke University   (United States)

^f CINFAI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coherent motion; Cumulant expansions; Heat and momentum transfer; Planar fit method; Sloping terrain; Vineyards

Indexed keywords

GROWING SEASON; HEAT TRANSFER; LEAF AREA INDEX; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SLOPE; TERRAIN; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; VINEYARD;

EID: 84861029421     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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