Model impacts of entrainment and detrainment rates in shallow cumulus convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2354-2364

  Siebesma, A P ^a   Holtslag, A A M ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMEX; CONVECTION; CUMULUS; DETRAINMENT; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MASS FLUX;

EID: 0030422805     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2354:MIOEAD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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