Mechanisms for quasi-stationary behavior in simulated heavy-rain-producing convective systems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1543-1568

  Schumacher, Russ S ^a,b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE CELL; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; CONVECTIVE VORTICES; DEEP CONVECTION; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; EXTREME RAINFALL; INITIAL STATE; LINEAR ORGANIZATION; LOW LEVEL; LOW LEVEL JET; MESOSCALE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OBSERVED SYSTEMS; PLANETARY ROTATION; QUASI-STATIONARY; RAIN EVENTS; VERTICAL WIND; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GRAVITY WAVE; JET FLOW; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); THERMODYNAMICS; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 69849090419     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2856.1     Document Type: Article

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