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Ying and Canuto 1997

Ying, R., and V.M. Canuto, 1997: Numerical simulation of flow over two-dimensional hills using a second-order turbulence closure model. Bound.-Layer Meteorol., 85, 447-474, doi:10.1023/A:1000534921008.

We study turbulent flow over two-dimensional hills. The Reynolds streeses are represented by a second-order closure model, where advection, diffusion, production and dissipation processes are all accounted for. We solve a full set of primitive non-hydrostatic dynamic equations for mean flow quantities using a finite-difference numerical method. The model predictions for the mean velocity and Reynolds stresses are compared with the measured data from a wind-tunnel experiment that simulates the atmospheric boundary layer. The agreement is good. The performance of the second-order closure model is also compared with that of lower level turbulence models, including the eddy-viscosity model and algebraic Reynolds stress models. It is concluded that the present closure is a considerable improvement ove the other models in representing various physical effects in flow over hills. The feasibility of running a finite-difference numerical simulation incorporating a full second-order closure model on an IBM workstation is also demonstrated.

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@article{yi02000x,
  author={Ying, R. and Canuto, V. M.},
  title={Numerical simulation of flow over two-dimensional hills using a second-order turbulence closure model},
  year={1997},
  journal={Boundary-Layer Meteorology},
  volume={85},
  pages={447--474},
  doi={10.1023/A%3A1000534921008},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - yi02000x
AU  - Ying, R.
AU  - Canuto, V. M.
PY  - 1997
TI  - Numerical simulation of flow over two-dimensional hills using a second-order turbulence closure model
JA  - Bound.-Layer Meteorol.
JO  - Boundary-Layer Meteorology
VL  - 85
SP  - 447
EP  - 474
DO  - 10.1023/A%3A1000534921008
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