Role of the residual layer and large-scale subsidence on the development and evolution of the convective boundary layer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4515-4530

  Blay Carreras, E ^a   Pino, D ^a   Vila Guerau De Arellano J ^b   Van De Boer, A ^b   De Coster, O ^b   Darbieu, C ^c   Hartogensis, O ^b   Lohou, F ^c   Lothon, M ^c   Pietersen, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; HUMIDITY; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXING RATIO; MOISTURE FLUX; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TURBULENCE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84899999708     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-4515-2014     Document Type: Article

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