The three-dimensional structure of precipitating shallow cumuli. Part two: The effect of precipitation on water vapor distribution

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-177

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Xue, Huiwen ^a   Chen, Guoxing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellular structure; Precipitation; Shallow cumuli; Water vapor distribution

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CONVECTIVE CELL; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CUMULUS CLOUD; DRY AIR; HORIZONTAL CROSS SECTION; PRECIPITATING CLOUDS; SHALLOW CUMULI; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURROUNDING REGIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; UPPER LAYER; WATER MIXING RATIO; WATER VAPOR DISTRIBUTION; WATER VAPOR FIELDS; WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO;

MIXING; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

CLOUDS;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; MIXING RATIO; OUTFLOW; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84862776905     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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