Roll circulations in the convective region of a simulated squall line

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1249-1266

  Bryan, George H ^a   Rotunno, Richard ^a   Fritsch, J Michael ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WIND STRESS;

MOIST ABSOLUTELY UNSTABLE LAYER (MAUL); SQUALL LINE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WIND STRESS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; OVERTURN; PERTURBATION; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE FIELD; SQUALL LINE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 34247556006     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3899.1     Document Type: Article

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