Multicloud convective parametrizations with crude vertical structure

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 351-375

  Khouider, Boualem ^a   Majda, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Congestus clouds; Convective instability; Deep convective clouds; Heteroclinic orbits; Intermediate convective parametrizations; Moist gravity waves; Multicloud models; Periodic solutions; Stratiform clouds; Tropical convection

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPOSPHERE;

CONGESTUS CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; HETEROCLINIC ORBITS; INTERMEDIATE CONVECTIVE PARAMETRIZATIONS; MOIST GRAVITY WAVES; MULTICLOUD MODELS; STRATIFORM CLOUDS; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; CHAOS THEORY; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); TROPOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC MODE; BIFURCATION; CIRCULATION MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CUMULUS; INSTABILITY; KELVIN WAVE; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; MOISTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750187350     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: 14322250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00162-006-0013-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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