Observations of transient linear organization and nonlinear scale interactions in lake-effect clouds: Part II: Nonlinear scale interactions

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 692-706

  Miles, Natasha L ^a   Verlinde, Johannes ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ICE; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION; CELLULAR ORGANIZATION; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

SURFACE WATERS;

CLOUD; CONVECTION; LAKE; VORTEX;

EID: 17044372323     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-2880.1     Document Type: Article

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