The role of mass transfer in describing the dynamics of mesoscale convective systems

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 548, 1998, Pages 1183-1207

  Gray, M E B ^a   Shutts, G J ^a   Craig, G C ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep convection; Downdraughts; Geostrophic adjustment; Inertia gravity waves; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DEEP CONVECTION; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031692376     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54807     Document Type: Article

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