Low-Level Jet

The Great Plains low-level jet during PECAN: observed and simulated characteristics

During the 2015 Plains Elevated Convection At Night (PECAN) field campaign, several nocturnal low-level jets (NLLJs) were observed with integrated boundary layer profiling systems …

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The Great Plains low-level jet during PECAN: observed and simulated characteristics

Previous studies have shown that the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model often under-predicts the strength of the Great Plains nocturnal low-level jet (NLLJ), which has …

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Numerical study of nocturnal low-level jets over gently sloping terrain

Nocturnal low level-jets (LLJs) over gently sloping terrain typical of the U.S. Great Plains are investigated by means of direct numerical simulation. Such LLJs develop in a tilted …

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