Thermodynamic consistency of the anelastic approximation for a moist atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2719-2729

  Pauluis, Olivier ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERICS; BUOYANCY; CONSERVATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLUID MECHANICS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; SEAWATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER VAPOR;

EQUATION OF STATE; MOIST AIRS; STATE VARIABLES;

THERMODYNAMICS;

BUOYANCY; ENERGY BUDGET; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; EQUATION OF STATE; GEOPOTENTIAL; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 51749101024     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2475.1     Document Type: Article

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