A transilient matrix for moist convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2009-2025

  Romps, David M ^a,b   Kuang, Zhiming ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAPE; Cloud resolving models; Convection; Deep convection

Indexed keywords

CAPE; CLOUD RESOLVING MODELS; CLOUD-RESOLVING SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGIES; DEEP CONVECTION; FREE TROPOSPHERE; MATRIX; MOIST CONVECTION; NONLOCAL TRANSPORT; TROPICAL TROPOSPHERE;

HEAT CONVECTION; NATURAL CONVECTION; TROPOSPHERE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD; EDDY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 80053241649     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JAS3712.1     Document Type: Article

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