Numerical simulation of Cb cloud vorticity

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 427-434

  Ćurić, Mladjen ^a   Janc, Dejan ^a   Vučković, Vladan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Mesoscale model; Orography effects; Vertical vorticity; Vortices

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS; VORTEX FLOW;

CLOUD VORTICITY; CUMULONIMBUS (CB) CLOUD; MESOSCALE MODEL; OROGRAPHY EFFECTS; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

CLOUDS;

COMPLEX TERRAIN; CUMULONIMBUS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VORTICITY;

EID: 33846668758     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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