Momentum flux spectrum of convective gravity waves. Part I: An update of a parameterization using mesoscale simulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 739-759

  Choi, Hyun Joo ^a   Chun, Hye Yeong ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convective parameterization; Convective storms; Fluxes; Mesoscale models; Momentum; Parameterization

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTHAL DIRECTION; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; CONVECTIVE STORMS; FREE PARAMETERS; GRAVITY WAVE DRAG; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE MODEL; MESOSCALE SIMULATION; MOMENTUM FLUX; MOVING SPEED; NUMBER OF WAVES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PHASE SPEED; SIMULATION RESULT; SOURCE SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL SPACES; WAVE PROPAGATION DIRECTION;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARAMETERIZATION; SPEED; STORMS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MOMENTUM;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GRAVITY WAVE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 79955041843     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3552.1     Document Type: Article

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