A cumulus parametrization with a prognostic closure

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 124, Issue 547, 1998, Pages 949-981

  Pan, Dzong Ming ^a,b   Randall, David A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment time; Convections; Cumulus kinetic energy; Planetary boundary layer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; CUMULUS;

EID: 0031871622     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.54713     Document Type: Article

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