Kinetic energy spectra characteristics of two convection-permitting limited-area models AROME and meso-NH

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 139, Issue 674, 2013, Pages 1327-1341

  Ricard, D ^a   Lac, C ^a   Riette, S ^a   Legrand, R ^a   Mary, A ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Convective cells; High resolution simulations; Kinetic energy spectra

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE CELL; EFFECTIVE RESOLUTIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; KINETIC ENERGY SPECTRA; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; SEMI-LAGRANGIAN SCHEME; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MIXING; SPECTROSCOPY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTFLOW; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84880698949     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2025     Document Type: Article

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