New multiscale models and self-similarity in tropical convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1393-1404

  Majda, Andrew J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

INTRASEASONAL PLANETARY EQUATORIAL SYNOPTIC DYNAMICS (IPESD); MESOSCALE EQUATORIAL SYNOPTIC DYNAMICAL (MESD); TROPICAL CONVECTION;

METEOROLOGY;

ADVECTION; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; METEOROLOGY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; EDDY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY;

EID: 34247608253     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3880.1     Document Type: Article

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