Resonant response of deep convection to surface hot spots

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 276-286

  Robinson, Francis J ^a   Sherwood, S C ^a   Li, Y ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BUOYANCY WAVE; WAVENUMBERS;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; GRAVITY WAVES; HEAT CONVECTION; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; HEATING; LAND SURFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESONANCE;

EID: 38849089270     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2398.1     Document Type: Article

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