Finite departure from convective quasi-equilibrium: Periodic cycle and discharge-recharge mechanism

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 664, 2012, Pages 626-637

  Yano, Jun Ichi ^a   Plant, Robert ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE PLUME; CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; ENERGY CYCLE; FULLY NONLINEAR; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LINEARLY PROPORTIONAL; PERIODIC CYCLES; PROGNOSTIC EQUATIONS; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM; STATISTICAL THEORY;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; NONLINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; WORK FUNCTION;

KINETICS;

CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84859786234     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.957     Document Type: Article

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