Impact of imposed drying on deep convection in a cloud-resolving model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Wang, S ^a   Sobel, A H ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; NATURAL CONVECTION; RAIN; TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; DEEP CONVECTION; DRY AIR; FREE TROPOSPHERE; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; LINEAR RELAXATIONS; LINEARLY PROPORTIONAL; RADIATIVE COOLING; RAIN RATES; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; STEADY RESPONSE; SURFACE TURBULENT FLUXES; VERTICAL MOTIONS; VERTICAL SHEAR; WEAK TEMPERATURE GRADIENT APPROXIMATIONS;

DRYING;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD COVER; COOLING; HUMIDITY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TROPOSPHERE; VERTICAL PROFILE;

EID: 84863074959     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016847     Document Type: Article

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