Numerical simulations of observed arctic stratus clouds using a second-order turbulence closure model

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-59

  Smith, W S ^a,b   Kao, C Y J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARCTIC STRATUS CLOUD; ARCTIC STRATUS CLOUDS; BOUNDARY LAYER EVOLUTION; CLOSURE APPROXIMATION; CLOUD CAPPED BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE CLOSURE MODEL; TURBULENCE CLOSURE MODELLING;

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EID: 0029772095     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0047:NSOOAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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