Introducing surface waves in a coupled wave-atmosphere regional climate model: Impact on atmospheric mixing length

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Rutgersson, A ^a   Nilsson, E O ^a   Kumar, R ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; SURFACE WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC MIXING; COUPLED CLIMATE MODEL; EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; MARINE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; MIXING LENGTH; MOVING SURFACES; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; SURFACE EXCHANGES; SWELL WAVES; TURBULENCE PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENCE PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE SCHEME; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; WAVE AGE; WAVE CONDITIONS; WAVE COUPLING; WIND GRADIENT;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

CLIMATE MODELING; DIFFUSION; KINETIC ENERGY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIXING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE WAVE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84862275092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC007940     Document Type: Article

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