Idealized Large-Eddy Simulations of Sea and Lake Breezes: Sensitivity to Lake Diameter, Heat Flux and Stability

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-328

  Crosman, Erik T ^a   Horel, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake breeze; Large eddy simulation; Numerical modelling; Sea breeze; Thermally driven circulation; Weather Research and Forecasting model

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; HORIZONTAL WINDS; ONSHORE FLOW; SEA BREEZE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

LAKES; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

HEAT FLUX;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; LAKE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA BREEZE; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84865433024     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-012-9721-x     Document Type: Article

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