Simulated convective lines with leading precipitation. Part I: Governing dynamics

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1637-1655

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

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TROPOSPHERE;

PRECIPITATION CUTOFF MECHANISMS; WIND SHEAR;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

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

EID: 4344696850     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1637:SCLWLP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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