Measurement of convective entrainment using lagrangian particles

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 266-277

  Yeo, Kyongmin ^a   Romps, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ENTRAINMENT RATES; EULERIAN METHOD; LAGRANGIAN CALCULATIONS; LAGRANGIAN METHODS; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLES; RECIRCULATIONS;

FORCED CONVECTION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

EID: 84874995634     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0144.1     Document Type: Article

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