Single SCA-plume dynamics

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-94

  Yano, J I ^a   Baizig, Hichem ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Convection parameterization; Finite volume; Mass flux parameterization; Segmentally constant approximation

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION PARAMETERIZATION; CONVECTIVE PLUME; DISCRETIZATIONS; DISCRETIZED SYSTEMS; DISPLACEMENT RATE; FINITE VOLUME; FINITE-VOLUME FORMULATION; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINTS; LAGRANGIAN; LATERAL MIXING; LIMITING CASE; MODEL SIMULATION; PHASE SPACES; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SEGMENTALLY CONSTANT APPROXIMATION; SPACE AND TIME; SUBGRID SCALE; TURBULENT MIXING;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONVECTION; ENTRAINMENT; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84868700238     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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