TY - JOUR
T1 - A new dynamical subgrid model for the planetary surface layer. Part II. Analytical computation of fluxes, mean profiles, and variances
AU - Dubrulle, Berengere
AU - Laval, Jean Philippe
AU - Sullivan, Peter P.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - A new dynamical subgrid model for turbulent flow is used to derive the structure of the heat and momentum fluxes, mean wind and temperature profiles, and temperature and velocity variances, as a function of the Richardson number, in the surface layer of the planetary boundary layer. Analytical solutions are obtained for stationary, homogeneous surface layers and are compared with field observations. The theory allows for analytic nonperturbative solutions in any turbulent surface layer and can be generalized in a straightforward fashion to include other effects, for example, rotation, and thus could potentially be used to estimate momentum and temperature fluxes in the planetary boundary layer for larger-scale (e.g., climate) models.
AB - A new dynamical subgrid model for turbulent flow is used to derive the structure of the heat and momentum fluxes, mean wind and temperature profiles, and temperature and velocity variances, as a function of the Richardson number, in the surface layer of the planetary boundary layer. Analytical solutions are obtained for stationary, homogeneous surface layers and are compared with field observations. The theory allows for analytic nonperturbative solutions in any turbulent surface layer and can be generalized in a straightforward fashion to include other effects, for example, rotation, and thus could potentially be used to estimate momentum and temperature fluxes in the planetary boundary layer for larger-scale (e.g., climate) models.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0036323721
U2 - 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0877:ANDSMF>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<0877:ANDSMF>2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036323721
SN - 0022-4928
VL - 59
SP - 877
EP - 891
JO - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
JF - Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
IS - 4
ER -