Influence of bowen ratio on boundary-layer cloud structure

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 175-187

  Lewellen, D C ^a   Lewellen, W S ^a,c   Yoh, S ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTEX; BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUD; CLOUD TOP RADIATION COOLING; CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MOISTURE JUMP; SENSIBLE/LATENT HEAT RATIO;

EID: 0029729782     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<0175:IOBROB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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