Resolved turbulence characteristics in large-eddy simulations nested within mesoscale simulations using the weather research and forecasting model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 806-831

  Mirocha, Jeff ^a   Kosović, Branko ^b   Kirkil, Gokhan ^a,c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84893863279     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-13-00064.1     Document Type: Article

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