A one-dimensional cloud model with trimodal convective outflow

Journal of Climate

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6437-6455

  Folkins, Ian ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; LAPSE RATE; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MELTING LEVELS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CLOUD MODEL; RAIN RATES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; TROPICAL ATMOSPHERES; VERTICAL COHERENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; MOISTURE; RAIN; STABILITY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

MELTING;

ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EVAPORATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 77649288764     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JCLI3134.1     Document Type: Article

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