Convective and moist vorticity vectors associated with tropical oceanic convection: A three-dimensional cloud-resolving model simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Gao, Shouting ^a   Li, Xiaofan ^b   Tao, Wei Kuo ^c   Shie, Chung Lin ^d   Lang, Steve ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation Center for Satellite Applications and Research National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service ^*  (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^e SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD WATER; HUMIDITY; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MOISTURE FLUX; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TROPICAL REGION; VORTICITY;

EID: 34547885380     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007179     Document Type: Article

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