Nonlocal turbulent mixing based on convective adjustment concepts (NTAC)

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 263-291

  Raymond, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective adjustment; Mixing; Nonlocal mixing; Numerical weather prediction; Parameterization; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

MIXING; TURBULENCE; WEATHER MODELING;

MIXING; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0033404598     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002029909587     Document Type: Article

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