The effect of the sea-ice zone on the development of boundary-layer roll clouds during cold air outbreaks

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 557-581

  Liu, A Q ^a   Moore, G W K ^a   Tsuboki, K ^b   Renfrew, I A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Boundary layer; Cold air outbreaks; Numerical modelling; Roll clouds; Sea ice zone

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY-LAYER ROLL CLOUDS; COLD AIR OUTBREAKS;

SEA ICE;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SEA ICE;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; COLD AIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA ICE;

EID: 33746209328     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-005-6434-4     Document Type: Article

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