Simulated convective lines with leading precipitation. Part II: Evolution and maintenance

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1656-1673

  Parker, Matthew D ^a   Johnson, Richard H ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MELTING; NUMERICAL METHODS;

STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; WIND SHEAR;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STRATIFORM CLOUD; TROPOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 4344672627     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1656:SCLWLP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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