Parameterization of inversion breakup in idealized valleys. Part II: Thermodynamic model

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 609-623

  Zoumakis, N M ^a   Efstathiou, G A ^a  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

INVERSION BREAKUP; INVERSION DESTRUCTION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

METEOROLOGY;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS; VALLEY;

EID: 33744484002     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2354.1     Document Type: Article

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