Observational constraints on entrainment and the entrainment interface layer in stratocumulus

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 11135-11152

  Carman, J K ^a   Rossiter, D L ^a   Khelif, D ^b   Jonsson, H H ^c   Faloona, I C ^d   Chuang, P Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Irvine   (United States)

^c NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 84870024627     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-11135-2012     Document Type: Article

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