A probabilistic bulk model of coupled mixed layer and convection. Part I: Clear-sky case

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1543-1556

  Gentine, Pierre ^a   Betts, Alan K ^b   Lintner, Benjamin R ^c   Findell, Kirsten L ^d   Van Heerwaarden, Chiel C ^e   Tzella, Alexandra ^f   D'Andrea, Fabio ^g  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER GROWTH; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; ENTRAINMENT VELOCITIES; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SHALLOW CONVECTION; SURFACE BUOYANCY FLUX; UNIFIED FRAMEWORK;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY;

AIR ENTRAINMENT;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; ENTRAINMENT; MIXED LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876081778     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0145.1     Document Type: Article

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