A convective vorticity vector associated with tropical convection: A two-dimensional cloud-resolving modeling study

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 14, 2004, Pages

  Gao, Shouting ^a   Ping, Fan ^a   Li, Xiaofan ^b   Tao, Wei Kuo ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

2 D cloud model; Convective vorticity vector; Tropical convection

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CONVECTION; MIXING RATIO; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VECTOR;

EID: 5444259165     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004807     Document Type: Article

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