Influence of the subcloud layer on the development of a deep convective ensemble

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2682-2698

  Böing, Steven J ^a   Jonker, Harm J J ^a   Siebesma, A Pier ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD LAYERS; COLD POOL; DEEP CONVECTION; ENTRAINMENT RATES; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLES; PRECIPITATION RATES; RAPID TRANSITIONS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

LAKES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84867951271     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0317.1     Document Type: Article

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