On the growth of layers of nonprecipitating cumulus convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2916-2931

  Stevens, Bjorn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

BOWEN RATIO; BUOYANCY FLUX; UNIFORM STRATIFICATION;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOWEN RATIO; BUOYANCY; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CUMULUS; EVAPORATION; HUMIDITY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATIFICATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 34548146135     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3983.1     Document Type: Article

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