Random errors in turbulence measurements in the atmospheric surface layer: Implications for monin-obukhov similarity theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3700-3714

  Salesky, Scott T ^a   Chamecki, Marcelo ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Error analysis; Surface layer; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYERS; CALCULATED VALUES; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; DIURNAL VARIATION; ERROR PROPAGATION ANALYSIS; FRICTION VELOCITY; GOVERNING PARAMETERS; MEAN-WINDS; MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY THEORY; PHYSICAL PROCESS; STATISTICAL HYPOTHESIS TEST; SURFACE LAYERS; TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS; TURBULENT FLUX;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ERROR ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; ERROR ANALYSIS; MONIN-OBUKHOV THEORY; SURFACE LAYER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84871965111     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-096.1     Document Type: Article

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