Organization of tropical convection in low vertical wind shears: The role of cold pools

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1650-1672

  Tompkins, A M ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND SHEARS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COLD POOL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 0035390576     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1650:OOTCIL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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