Simulations of trade wind cumuli under a strong inversion

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 1870-1891

  Stevens, B ^a   Ackerman, A S ^a   Albrecht, B A ^a   Brown, A R ^a   Chlond, A ^a   Cuxart, J ^a   Duynkerke, P G ^a   Lewellen, D C ^a   Macvean, M K ^a   Neggers, R A J ^a   Sanchez E ^a   Siebesma, A P ^a   Stevens, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE; TURBULENCE;

LONGWAVE RADIATIVE COOLING;

WIND;

CLOUD COVER; INVERSION LAYER; TRADE WIND;

EID: 0035878182     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2001)058<1870:SOTWCU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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