Mesoscale shallow convection in the atmosphere

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 403-431

  Atkinson, B W ^a   Zhang, J Wu ^b,c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b James Rennel Ctr for Ocean Circ   (United Kingdom)

^c James Rennel Ctr for Ocean Circ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CONVECTION; MESOSCALE CELLULAR CONVECTION; MESOSCALE SHALLOW CONVECTION;

CYTOLOGY;

CLOUD STREETS; CONVECTIVE CELL; HORIZONTAL WINDS; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; MESOSCALE CELLULAR CONVECTION; SHALLOW CONVECTION; TYPICAL VALUES; UPWARD MOTION;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 0030357409     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RG02623     Document Type: Article

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