A study of the response of deep tropical clouds to large-scale thermodynamic forcings. Part I: Modeling strategies and simulations of TOGA COARE convective systems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 3492-3518

  Johnson, Daniel E ^a   Tao, W K ^b   Simpson, J ^b   Sui, C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FORCED CONVECTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TROPICS;

THERMODYNAMIC FORCES;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TOGA-COARE; WARM POOL;

(WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0037116331     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<3492:ASOTRO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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