Analytic approximations for moist convectively adjusted regions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1054-1063

  Yu, Jia Yuh ^a,b   Neelin, J David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; CONVECTION; CUMULUS; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICS;

EID: 0031444080     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1054:AAFMCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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