Examination of turbulent entrainment-mixing mechanisms using a combined approach

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Lu, Chunsong ^a,b   Liu, Yangang ^a   Niu, Shengjie ^b  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CLOUDS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS; CLOUD DROPLETS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FILAMENT STRUCTURE; HIGHER-DEGREE; INTENSIVE OBSERVATION PERIODS; LARGE-SCALE MODELS; RADIATIVE EFFECTS; SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

MIXING;

AIRCRAFT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOMOGENEITY; INHOMOGENEITY; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATOCUMULUS; TURBULENCE; VOLUME;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 80455150009     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015944     Document Type: Article

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