Transition and equilibration of neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow in one-way nested large-eddy simulations using the weather research and forecasting model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 918-940

  Mirocha, Jeff ^a   Kirkil, Gokhan ^a,e   Bou Zeid, Elie ^b   Chow, Fotini Katopodes ^c   Kosović, Branko ^d  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulations; Model evaluation performance; Parameterization; Subgrid scale processes

Indexed keywords

A1. LARGEEDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); HIGHER FREQUENCIES; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MODEL EVALUATION/PERFORMANCE; SUB-GRID SCALE PROCESS; TURBULENCE KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE STATISTICS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENCE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; BOUNDARY LAYER; ERROR ANALYSIS; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENCE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84875684523     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00263.1     Document Type: Article

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