On the influence of sea-ice inhomogeneities onto roll convection in cold-air outbreaks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Gryschka, M ^a   Drue C ^b   Etling, D ^a   Raasch, S ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEATING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

BOUNDARY-LAYER; CLOUD STREETS; COLD-AIR OUTBREAKS; INHOMOGENEITIES; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATIONS; MARGINAL ICE ZONES; ROLL CONVECTIONS; SATELLITE PICTURES; SEA-ICE; SURFACE HEATING; VERTICAL WIND SHEARS;

ICE;

COLD AIR; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; HEATING; INHOMOGENEITY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; SEA ICE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 60149095881     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035845     Document Type: Article

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