Modeling the interaction between cumulus convection and linear gravity waves using a limited-domain cloud system-resolving model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 576-591

  Kuang, Zhiming ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; MOISTURE;

CLOUD-SYSTEM RESOLVING MODEL; WAVE-CONVECTION INTERACTION;

ADVECTION;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITY WAVES; MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CUMULUS; GRAVITY WAVE; WAVE EQUATION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 38849135652     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2399.1     Document Type: Article

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