A simple model of convection with memory

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Davies, Laura ^a,b   Plant, Robert S ^a   Derbyshire, Stephen H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CURRENT LEVELS; SIMPLE MODEL; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; THREE TIME-SCALES; TIME-SCALES;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 72049117917     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD011653     Document Type: Article

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