Predicting duststorm evolution with the vorticity theory

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 338-350

  Choi, H ^a,b   Zhang, Y H ^b  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convective boundary layer; Duststorm; Potential vorticity; Relative vorticity; Stable layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; SILICONES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DUSTSTORM; MESOSCALE MODEL; MONGOLIA; NONHYDROSTATIC; NORTHERN CHINA; NORTHWESTERN CHINA; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE VORTICITY; STABLE LAYER; UPWARD MOTION; WIND SPEED;

VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BAROCLINIC MOTION; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; DUST STORM; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; PREDICTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STRATOSPHERE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VORTICITY; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 49349089350     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.03.019     Document Type: Article

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