On maximum entropy profiles

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 931-936

  Verkley, W T M ^a   Gerkema, T ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HEAT CONVECTION; KINETIC THEORY OF GASES; MIXING; THERMODYNAMICS;

CONVECTIVE MIXING; HYDROSTATIC EQUILIBRIUM;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ENTROPY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 2342595161     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0931:OMEP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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