On the impact of wave-like disturbances on turbulent fluxes and turbulence statistics in nighttime conditions: A case study

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 8433-8443

  Durden, D J ^a   Nappo, C J ^b   Leclerc, M Y ^a   Duarte, H F ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Parker, M J ^c   Kurzeja, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CJN Research Meteorology   (United States)

^c SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; DISTURBANCE; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; GRAVITY WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84891800769     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-8433-2013     Document Type: Article

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