Characterization of momentum transport associated with organized moist convection and gravity waves

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3208-3225

  Lane, Todd P ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Gravity waves; Momentum; Parameterization; Stratosphere troposphere coupling; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WATER; COMPLEX FIELDS; CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; CONVECTIVELY GENERATED GRAVITY WAVES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE MOMENTUM; HEAT BUDGET; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MOIST CONVECTION; MOMENTUM TRANSPORTS; MULTISCALES; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PARAMETERIZED; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE COUPLING; TROPICAL CONVECTION; VERTICAL FLUXES; WIND SHEARS;

ATMOSPHERICS; CLOUDS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE; WAVES;

MOMENTUM;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 77958583383     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3418.1     Document Type: Article

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