Numerical simulation of a severe late afternoon thunderstorm over Peninsular Malaysia

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-262

  Sow, Khai Shen ^a   Juneng, Liew ^a   Tangang, Fredolin T ^a   Hussin, Abdul Ghapor ^b   Mahmud, Mastura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dynamic convection; MM5; Mountain valley flow; Peninsular Malaysia; Sea breeze; Thermal convection

Indexed keywords

MALAYSIA; MM5; MOUNTAIN-VALLEY FLOW; SEA BREEZE; THERMAL CONVECTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; HEAT CONVECTION; LANDFORMS; RAIN; THUNDERSTORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EASTERLY WAVE; FLASH FLOOD; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; RAINFALL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SIMULATION; THERMAL CONVECTION; THUNDERSTORM; TROPOSPHERE;

KLANG VALLEY; MALAYSIA; STRAIT OF MALACCA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 78650791519     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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