Modeling of subgrid-scale mixing in large-eddy simulation of shallow convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2125-2133

  Jarecka, Dorota ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b   Pawlowska, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL EQUATIONS; BULK MICROPHYSICS; BULK MODEL; CLOUD WATER; KOLMOGOROV; MICRO-SCALES; MODEL SIMULATION; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; POSTERIORI ANALYSIS; SHALLOW CONVECTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL SCALE; SUBGRID SCALE; TURBULENT MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; EVAPORATION; FILAMENTS (LAMP); LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXING; VAPORS;

SIMULATORS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BUOYANCY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; EVAPORATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 69949120856     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS2929.1     Document Type: Article

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