A conceptual model for entrainment in cumulus clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 II, 2005, Pages 2602-2606

  Agrawal, Amit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; SHEAR FLOW;

CUMULUS CLOUDS; MASS FLUX; MOMENTUM FLUX;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT;

EID: 27344435057     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3499.1     Document Type: Article

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