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.
| Variable | Expression | Stability | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter | Mean |
| Buoyancy term | | Unstable | 39.26 | 37.59 | 22.23 | 16.66 | 11.31 | Near-neutral | 2.95 | 4.47 | −1.02 | 0.50 | Stable | −6.43 | −5.24 | −4.71 | −3.36 |
| Shear term | | Unstable | −3.33 | 15.37 | 21.70 | −2.44 | 47.94 | Near-neutral | 113.52 | 140.87 | 125.81 | 18.07 | Stable | 113.15 | 128.73 | 81.81 | 16.40 |
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