On the mechanical efficiency of deep, tropical convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 2827-2832

  Goody, Richard ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

TROPICAL CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 0347949968     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<2827:OTMEOD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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