Tracer transport in deep convective updrafts: Plume ensemble versus bulk formulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2880-2894

  Lawrence, Mark G ^a   Rasch, Philip J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL PLUMES; TRACE ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

BULK MASS FLUX; DEEP CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS; GLOBAL CHEMISTRY TRANSPORT MODEL; MIDTROPOSPHERIC AIR; PLUME ENSEMBLE FORMULATION; TRACER TRANSPORT;

METEOROLOGY;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; TRACER; UPDRAFT;

EID: 26244438182     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3505.1     Document Type: Article

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