Turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer with light and variable winds

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 667, 2012, Pages 1430-1439

  Mahrt, L ^a   Richardson, Scott ^b   Seaman, Nelson ^b   Stauffer, David ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Near neutral near calm conditions; Nocturnal boundary layer; Stable boundary layer; Valley floor cold pools

Indexed keywords

COLD POOL; LENGTH SCALE; NEAR-NEUTRAL NEAR-CALM CONDITIONS; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYERS; SIMILARITY THEORY; SMALL-SCALE STRUCTURES; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; STRONG STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TIME-SCALES; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WEAK TURBULENCE; WIND DIRECTIONS;

FLOORS; HEAT FLUX; LAKES;

WIND;

HEAT FLUX; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; PERTURBATION; STRATIFICATION; TIMESCALE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; WIND;

EID: 84866171073     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1884     Document Type: Article

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