1. Constructing and Investigating Modeling Approaches of Near-Surface Turbulence in Large-Eddy Simulations of Tornadoes Open Access Author: Wang, Aaron Title: Constructing and Investigating Modeling Approaches of Near-Surface Turbulence in Large-Eddy Simulations of Tornadoes Graduate Program: Meteorology and Atmospheric Science (PHD) Keywords: tornadoturbulencelarge-eddy simulationLESWENOwall modeltwo-layer model File: Download AaronWang-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: David Stensrud, Program Head/ChairPaul Markowski, Co-Chair & Dissertation AdvisorYing Pan, Co-Chair & Dissertation AdvisorGeorge Bryan, Special MemberXiang Yang, Outside Unit & Field MemberDavid Stensrud, Major Field Member