Predictability in wet and dry convective turbulence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 220-234

  Spyksma, K ^a,b   Bartello, P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CONVECTIVE TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MOISTURE; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 38849190596     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2307.1     Document Type: Article

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