Initiation of deep convection caused by land-surface inhomogeneities in West Africa: A modelled case study

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 15-27

  Adler, Bianca ^a   Kalthoff, Norbert ^a   Gantner, Leonhard ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BAROCLINIC MOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; INHOMOGENEITY; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE FLUX; MONSOON; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOIL MOISTURE;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 79953774668     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-011-0131-2     Document Type: Article

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