The impact of convergence zones on the initiation of deep convection: A case study from COPS

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 680-694

  Kalthoff, N ^a   Adler, B ^a   Barthlott, Ch ^a   Corsmeier, U ^a   Mobbs, S ^b   Crewell, S ^c   Traumner K ^a   Kottmeier, Ch ^a   Wieser, A ^a   Smith, V ^d   Di Girolamo, P ^e  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of Birmingham   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Convection indices; Convective inhibition; Slope winds; Updraught

Indexed keywords

CAPPING INVERSION; CIRCULATION SYSTEMS; CONVECTION INDICES; CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGIES; CONVECTIVE CELL; CONVECTIVE INHIBITION; CONVERGENCE ZONES; DATA ANALYSIS; DEEP CONVECTION; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FREE CONVECTIONS; MESOSCALE; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SATELLITE IMAGES; SLOPE WINDS; THERMALLY DRIVEN; UPDRAUGHT; VALLEY WINDS;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; LANDFORMS; NATURAL CONVECTION; WATER SUPPLY; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MESOSCALE MOTION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 67649288998     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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