Dust lofting and ingestion by supercell storms

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1453-1473

  Seigel, Robert B ^a   Van Den Heever, Susan C ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Convective storms; Mass fluxes transport; Mesoscale models; Mesoscale processes; Parameterization

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE STORMS; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; DUST MODELS; MESOSCALE MODEL; MESOSCALE PROCESS; MINERAL DUST; MOIST CONVECTION; OUTFLOW BOUNDARY; REAR-FLANK; REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELING SYSTEMS; SUPER CELL; SUPERCELL STORMS; SURFACE EMISSIONS; TURBULENT MIXING;

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAKES; PARAMETERIZATION; STORMS;

DUST;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DUST; MASS TRANSPORT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STORM; SUPERCELL;

EID: 84864859058     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0222.1     Document Type: Article

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