Large eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle in southeast pacific stratocumulus

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 432-449

  Caldwell, Peter ^a,b   Bretherton, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FLUXES; CLOUD BASE; COMPENSATING ERRORS; DIURNAL CYCLES; DROPLET CONCENTRATIONS; EAST PACIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CLIMATES; FIELD CAMPAIGNS; FORCINGS; LIQUID WATER PATHS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STRATOCUMULUS-TOPPED BOUNDARY LAYERS; TURBULENCE PROFILES;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; LIQUIDS; RADIOMETRY;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

CLIMATE FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENTRAINMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; STRATOCUMULUS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

EID: 65549168351     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2785.1     Document Type: Article

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