Atmospheric convection as a continuous phase transition: Further evidence

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 23, Issue 28-29, 2009, Pages 5453-5465

  Peters, Ole ^a,b   Neelin, J David ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Critical phenomena; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949115762     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0217979209063778     Document Type: Conference Paper

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