A method for increasing the turbulent kinetic energy in the Mellor-Yamada-Janjić boundary-layer parametrization

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 329-349

  Foreman, Richard J ^a   Emeis, Stefan ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boundary layer parametrization; Mellor Yamada Janji scheme; Turbulence closure; Turbulence intensity; Turbulent kinetic energy; Weather Research and Forecasting model; Wind energy forecasting

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FORECASTING; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND POWER;

BOUNDARY LAYER PARAMETRIZATION; ENERGY FORECASTING; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84881616390     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: 15731472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-012-9727-4     Document Type: Article

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