Multiscale convective wave disturbances in the tropics: Insights from a two-dimensional cloud-resolving model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-155

  Tulich, Stefan N ^a   Mapes, Brian E ^b  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; MULTISCALE CONVECTIVE WAVE;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; COOLING; HEATING; MODELING; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 38849122638     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2353.1     Document Type: Article

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