Lidar-observed stress vectors and veer in the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1961-1969

  Berg, Jacob ^a   Mann, Jakob ^a   Patton, edward G ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; MEAN VELOCITIES; MESOSCALE EFFECT; STRESS VECTORS; SURFACE LAYERS; VERTICAL GRADIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OPTICAL RADAR;

VECTORS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CORIOLIS FORCE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LIDAR; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; TURBULENCE; VECTOR; VISCOSITY; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 84884924220     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00266.1     Document Type: Article

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