Small-scale processes and entrainment in a stratocumulus marine boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 567-581

  Stevens, David E ^a   Bell, John B ^b   Almgren, Ann S ^b   Beckner, Vince E ^b   Rendleman, Charles A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION MODELS; STRATOCUMULUS MARINE BOUNDARY LEVEL;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ENTRAINMENT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0342859390     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0567:SSPAEI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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