The macroscopic entrainment processes of simulated cumulus ensemble. Part I: Entrainment sources

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1027-1043

  Lin, Chichung ^a   Arakawa, Akio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT;

EID: 0031461383     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1997)054<1027:TMEPOS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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