Analysis of cloud-resolving simulations of a tropical mesoscale convective system observed during TWP-ICE: Vertical fluxes and draft properties in convective and stratiform regions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 18, 2012, Pages

  Mrowiec, Agnieszka A ^a,b   Rio, Catherine ^c   Fridlind, Ann M ^b   Ackerman, Andrew S ^b   Del Genio, Anthony D ^b   Pauluis, Olivier M ^d   Varble, Adam C ^e   Fan, Jiwen ^f  

^a Center for Climate Systems Research   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ICE; LAKES; MELTING; STORMS;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL SIMULATIONS; CLOUD-RESOLVING SIMULATION; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFTS; CONVECTIVE EVENTS; DYNAMICAL CORE; FLUX DIFFERENCE; FORCINGS; MELTING LEVELS; MODEL PARAMETERIZATION; MOIST CONDITIONS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; SURFACE CONDITIONS; TROPICAL MESOSCALE; VERTICAL FLUXES; VERTICAL WIND;

LOADING;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; HYDROMETRY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPICAL METEOROLOGY; VERTICAL MIXING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84867226652     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017759     Document Type: Article

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