A direct measure of entrainment

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1908-1927

  Romps, David M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Convective clouds; Entrainment; Large eddy simulations; Nonhydrostatic model

Indexed keywords

CLOUD HEIGHTS; CLOUD-RESOLVING SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE FLUX; DEEP CONVECTION; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DIRECT MEASURES; ENTRAINMENT RATES; GRID CELLS; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BUOYANCY; CLOUDS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BUOYANCY; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULONIMBUS; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 77955543562     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3371.1     Document Type: Article

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