A test of the strict quasi-equilibrium theory on long time and space scales

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 624-638

  Brown, Randy G ^a   Bretherton, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABAT; CAPE; CONVECTION; CONVECTURE HEATING; CUMULUS; STRICT QUASI EQUILIBRIUM; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031449934     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<0624:ATOTSQ>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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