The concepts of mountain-induced wave drag are applied to the smaller scale problem of the boundary layer over complex terrain. It is found that the Reynolds stress and surface drag caused by surface-generated waves can be at least as large as those conventionally associated with turbulence. Conditi
Investigation of the planetary boundary layer height variations over complex terrain
โ Scribed by R. Lieman; P. Alpert
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 772 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-8314
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