An expression for effective buoyancy in surroundings with horizontal density gradients

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 2922-2925

  Davies Jones, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

DENSITY GRADIENTS; HYDROMETEORS;

BUOYANCY;

ANELASTICITY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TORNADO;

EID: 0346688997     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2922:AEFEBI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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