Limitations of one-dimensional mesoscale PBL parameterizations in reproducing mountain-wave flows

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2603-2614

  Muñoz Esparza, Domingo ^a   Sauer, Jeremy A ^a   Linn, Rodman R ^a   Kosović, Branko ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; LANDFORMS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HORIZONTAL HOMOGENEITY; MESO-SCALE MODELS; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; STATE OF THE ART; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH SHIFT;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LEE WAVE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOUNTAIN; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84977508061     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-15-0304.1     Document Type: Article

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