Tropical island convection in the absence of significant topography. Part I: Life cycle of diurnally forced convection

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3459-3480

  Carbone, R E ^a   Wilson, J W ^a   Keenan, T D ^b   Hacker, J M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SEA BREEZE; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033659336     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<3459:TICITA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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