Sub-gridscale effects in mesoscale deep convection: Initiation, organization and turbulence

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 339-381

  Balaji, V ^a   Redelsperger, J L ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD SYSTEM; CONVECTION; DEEP CONVECTION; MESOSCALE SPECTRUM; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030463817     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-8095(95)00037-2     Document Type: Article

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