Research Article

Surface Layer Turbulent Characteristics over the Complex Terrain of the Loess Plateau Semiarid Region

Table 4

Turbulent kinetic energy budget for different seasons and stability conditions.

VariableExpressionStabilitySpringSummerAutumnWinterMean

Buoyancy termUnstable39.2637.5922.2316.6611.31
Near-neutral2.954.47−1.020.50
Stable−6.43−5.24−4.71−3.36

Shear termUnstable−3.3315.3721.70−2.4447.94
Near-neutral113.52140.87125.8118.07
Stable113.15128.7381.8116.40