Development and evaluation of a convection scheme for use in climate models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1766-1782

  Emanuel, Kerry A ^a   Živković Rothman, Marina ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENTHALPY; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; VAPORS;

CUMULUS CONVECTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS; WATER VAPOR CONTENT;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0344433876     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1766:DAEOAC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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