Effects of resolution on the simulation of stratocumulus entrainment

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 125, Issue 554, 1999, Pages 425-439

  Stevens, D E ^b   Bretherton, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Entrainment; Large eddy simulation; Stratocumulus

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RESOLUTION; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0033007043     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.55402     Document Type: Article

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