Parameterization of the dry convective boundary layer based on a mass flux representation of thermals

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1105-1123

  Hourdin, Frédéric ^a   Couvreux, Fleur ^a   Menut, Laurent ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY CURRENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

MASS FLUXES;

CLOUDS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

FRANCE; PARIS;

EID: 0036322120     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<1105:POTDCB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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