New multi-scale models on mesoscales and squall lines

Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-134

  Majda, Andrew J ^a   Xing, Yulong ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi scale asymptotics; Squall lines; Taylor Goldstein equations; Upscale convective momentum transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549133387     PISSN: 15396746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CMS.2010.v8.n1.a7     Document Type: Article

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