Formation of extreme cold-air pools in elevated sinkholes: An idealized numerical process study

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 925-941

  Zängl, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; HEAT FLUX; RADIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

HEAT LOSS; MESOSCALE MODEL (MM5); RADIATIVE COOLING; SINKHOLES;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR MASS; COLD AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 18544377178     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR2895.1     Document Type: Article

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