Orographic precipitation in the tropics: Large-Eddy simulations and theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2559-2578

  Kirshbaum, Daniel J ^a   Smith, Ronald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANT MECHANISM; DRY AIR; IMPINGING FLOW; LAPSE RATE; MOISTURE FLUXES; OPEN OCEAN; OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION ENHANCEMENT; RAIN GAUGES; RAIN SHADOW; RAPID GROWTH; TRADE WINDS; TRADE-WIND CUMULUS;

CLOUDS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAGES; LANDFORMS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

RAIN;

ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BUOYANCY FORCING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORMATION MECHANISM; HUMID TROPICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MOISTURE FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN OCEAN; OROGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TRADE WIND;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; DOMINICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 69849106722     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS2990.1     Document Type: Article

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