Kinematics, cloud microphysics and spatial structures of tropical cloud clusters: A two-dimensional cloud-resolving modeling study

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 323-336

  Ping, Fan ^a   Luo, Zhexian ^b   Li, Xiaofan ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud merger; Cloud microphysics; Cloud resolving model

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; KINEMATICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; WIND;

CLOUD MERGER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; TROPICAL CLOUD;

CLOUDS;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; KINEMATICS; TOGA-COARE; WESTERLY; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 43049162186     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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