Mechanisms supporting long-lived episodes of propagating nocturnal convection within a 7-day WRF model simulation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2437-2461

  Trier, Stanley B ^a   Davis, C A ^a   Ahijevych, D A ^a   Weisman, M L ^a   Bryan, G H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACE FLOW; ENVIRONMENTAL THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; NOCTURNAL CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BUOYANCY; FRONTAL FEATURE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR IMAGERY; SIMULATION; SQUALL LINE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33749008987     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3768.1     Document Type: Article

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