Comparison of GEOS-5 AGCM planetary boundary layer depths computed with various definitions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 6717-6727

  McGrath Spangler, E L ^a,b   Molod, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY LAYER; EDDY; EOS; KINETIC ENERGY; RICHARDSON NUMBER;

EID: 84903772833     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-6717-2014     Document Type: Article

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