Convective influence on the heat balance of the tropical tropopause layer: A cloud-resolving model study

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 2919-2927

  Kuang, Zhiming ^a   Bretherton, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COOLING; DEHYDRATION; HEAT CONVECTION;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; HEAT BALANCE; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE LAYER (TTL);

TROPOSPHERE;

CONVECTION; COOLING; HEAT BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 11844289525     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-3306.1     Document Type: Article

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