Microphysical structure of the marine boundary layer under strong wind and spray formation as seen from simulations using a 2d explicit microphysical model. part II: The role of sea sprayt

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3501-3514

  Shpund, J ^a   Zhang, J A ^b,c   Pinsky, M ^a   Khain, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Boundary layer; Hurricanes typhoons; Numerical analysis modeling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; BACKGROUND AEROSOL; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EYEWALL; LAGRANGIAN; LARGE EDDY; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL STRUCTURE; MIXED LAYER; SEA SPRAY; SPRAY DROPS; SPRAY FORMATION; STRONG WINDS; SURFACE FLUX;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIZZLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HURRICANE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TURBULENT FLOW; TYPHOON; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84871948840     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0281.1     Document Type: Article

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