Modeling the impact of convective entrainment on the tropical tropopause

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1013-1027

  Robinson, Francis J ^a   Sherwood, S C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; DEEP MOIST CONVECTIVE; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE; TURBULENT COOLING; TURBULENT EDDIES; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING (WRF);

TROPICS;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; HEAT FLUX; TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 33646013646     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3673.1     Document Type: Article

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