Countergradient heat flux observations during the evening transition period

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 9077-9085

  Blay Carreras, E ^a   Pardyjak, E R ^b   Pino, D ^a   Alexander, D C ^b   Lohou, F ^c   Lothon, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DIFFUSIVITY; HEAT FLUX; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SURFACE LAYER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

FRANCE; LANNEMEZAN;

EID: 84906996345     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-9077-2014     Document Type: Article

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