Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Eric Bradshaw Kraus. 6 The Planetary Boundary Layer 6.1 . The viscous Ekman layer IN the present context , the planetary boundary layer is defined as a region where surface effects remain important , but where they are no longer ...
Eric Bradshaw Kraus. 6 The Planetary Boundary Layer 6.1 . The viscous Ekman layer IN the present context , the planetary boundary layer is defined as a region where surface effects remain important , but where they are no longer ...
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Eric Bradshaw Kraus. The characteristic time scale which the boundary layer requires to adjust itself to a sudden change in the interior , geostrophic ... PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER The mechanism of planetary boundary-layer perturbations.
Eric Bradshaw Kraus. The characteristic time scale which the boundary layer requires to adjust itself to a sudden change in the interior , geostrophic ... PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER The mechanism of planetary boundary-layer perturbations.
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Eric Bradshaw Kraus. boundary layer in these conditions is found by Tennekes to be specified by -L u * ( w'T ' ) Ã1 △ ‡ ‚ ≈ - In K 30 % O ( 6.23 ' ) The corresponding , characteristic turbulent velocity b ... PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER.
Eric Bradshaw Kraus. boundary layer in these conditions is found by Tennekes to be specified by -L u * ( w'T ' ) Ã1 △ ‡ ‚ ≈ - In K 30 % O ( 6.23 ' ) The corresponding , characteristic turbulent velocity b ... PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER.
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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