Moist convective velocity and buoyancy scales

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 3276-3285

  Emanuel, Kerry A ^a   Bister, Marja ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY SCALE; CLOUD; CONVECTION; MOIST CONVECTION;

EID: 0030377346     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3276:MCVABS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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