Impact of planetary boundary layer turbulence on model climate and tracer transport

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 7269-7286

  Mcgrath Spangler, E L ^a,b   Molod, A ^b,c   Ott, L E ^b   Pawson, S ^b  

^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; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TRACER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT MIXING; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SAHARA;

EID: 84953897146     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-7269-2015     Document Type: Article

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