Large-eddy simulation of very stable boundary layers. Part I: Modeling methodology

Chinita, Maria J.; Matheou, Georgios; Miranda, Pedro M.  A.

doi:10.1002/qj.4279

Large-eddy simulation of very stable boundary layers. Part I: Modeling methodology

Journal Article · 01 April 2022 · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4279· OSTI ID:1976391

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Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USA; Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USA; Faculdade de Ciências Instituto Dom Luiz, Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal
Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
Faculdade de Ciências Instituto Dom Luiz, Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0019242

OSTI ID:: 1976391

Journal Information:: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. 148, Issue 745; ISSN 0035-9009

Publisher:: Royal Meteorological Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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