Estimation of entrainment rate in simple models of convective clouds

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 127, Issue 571, 2001, Pages 53-72

  Gregory, D ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convection; Entrainment; Parametrization

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ENTRAINMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0035067174     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.57103     Document Type: Article

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