The macroscopic entrainment processes of simulated cumulus ensemble. Part II: Testing the entraining-plume model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1044-1053

  Lin, Chichung ^a   Arakawa, Akio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0031459645     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1044:TMEPOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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