Some bulk properties of cumulus ensembles simulated by a cloud-resolving model. Part II: Entrainment profiles

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3736-3748

  Lin, Chichung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT;

EID: 0033226570     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<3736:SBPOCE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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