A simple radiative-convective model with a hydrological cycle and interactive clouds

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 555, 1999, Pages 837-869

  Kelly, Michael A ^a   Randall, David A ^b   Stephens, Graeme L ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Tropical atmosphere

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD; EQUILIBRIUM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0032765966     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712555505     Document Type: Article

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