Convective injection into stratospheric intrusions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 23, 2011, Pages

  Homeyer, Cameron R ^a   Bowman, Kenneth P ^a   Pan, Laura L ^b   Zondlo, Mark A ^c   Bresch, James F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; OZONE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; COLD FRONT; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; IN-SITU; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MIXING PROCESS; MODEL ANALYSIS; MOIST CONVECTION; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE; TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;

WATER INJECTION;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COLD FRONT; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OZONE; REFLECTIVITY; STRATOSPHERE; TRAJECTORY; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 83655164831     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016724     Document Type: Article

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