Scaling laws of diffusion and time intermittency generated by coherent structures in atmospheric turbulence

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-126

  Paradisi, P ^a   Cesari, R ^b   Donateo, A ^b   Contini, D ^b   Allegrini, P ^c,d  

^a ISTI CNR   (Italy)

^b 2 C/o Polo Scientifico   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84880356170     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-19-113-2012     Document Type: Article

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