Effect of vertical dipole temperature anomalies on convection in a cloud model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2092-2100

  Bister, Marja ^a   Mapes, Brian E ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DEVELOPMENT; CONGESTUS CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HEAT CONVECTION; METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUDS;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MODELING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 4444337626     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2092:EOVDTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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