A modeling study and scaling analysis of orographic effects on boundary layer shallow convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1981-1991

  Tian, Wenshou ^a   Parker, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT CONVECTION; TROPOSPHERE;

OROGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; MODELING; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 0141459886     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<1981:AMSASA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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