Evolution of the vertical mass flux and diagnosed net lateral mixing in isolated convective clouds

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2764-2784

  Barnes, Gary M ^a   Fankhauser, James C ^b   Browning, Wesley D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c National Weather Service   (United States)

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EID: 0004302944     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<2764:EOTVMF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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