Vertical-mode and cloud decomposition of large-scale convectively coupled gravity waves in a two-dimensional cloud-resolving model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1210-1229

  Tulich, Stefan N ^a   Randall, David A ^b   Mapes, Brian E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; WIND;

CLOUD-PARTITIONING ALGORITHM; DEEP CONVECTIVE HEATING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; VERTICAL-MODE TRANSFORM;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; WIND;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; GRAVITY WAVE; HEATING; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 33847653960     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3884.1     Document Type: Article

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