The effect of imposed drying on parameterized deep convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2085-2096

  Sobel, Adam H ^a   Bellon, Gilles ^a,b  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP CONVECTION; DRY AIR; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GODDARD EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEMS; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; LARGE-SCALE DYNAMICS; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MODEL CONFIGURATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; PARAMETERIZED; PRECIPITATION RATES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELAXATION TIME SCALE; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; UPPER TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEWATERING; DRYING; MOISTURE; NASA; NATURAL CONVECTION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SYSTEM STABILITY; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT FLOW;

CURING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY CONDITION; MOISTURE FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TIMESCALE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 69949129764     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2926.1     Document Type: Article

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