The dry-entropy budget of a moist atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3779-3799

  Romps, David M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODELS; CONDENSATION HEATING; CONDENSATION TEMPERATURES; CONSERVE ENERGIES; DRY ATMOSPHERES; FORCINGS; FRICTIONAL DISSIPATIONS; HEAT CAPACITIES; HEAT SOURCES; MEAN-WINDS; MELTING LINES; MOIST ATMOSPHERES; MOIST PROCESS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES; PREDICTIVE POWER; RADIATIVE COOLING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SUB GRIDS; TRANSPORT OF HEATS; UPPER TROPOSPHERES; WATER PHASE;

ALGEBRA; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONDENSATION; CURING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENTROPY; HEATING; PARAMETERIZATION; SEAWATER; SPECIFIC HEAT;

BUDGET CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; DISSIPATION; ENTROPY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 65549129647     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2679.1     Document Type: Article

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