Homogeneity of the subgrid-scale turbulent mixing in large-eddy simulation of shallow convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2751-2767

  Jarecka, Dorota ^a   Grabowski, Wojciech W ^b   Morrison, Hugh ^b   Pawlowska, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud parameterizations; Cumulus clouds; Entrainment; Large eddy simulations; Subgrid scale processes

Indexed keywords

BARBADOS OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; CUMULUS CLOUD; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; LIQUID WATER CONTENT; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; SUB-GRID SCALE PROCESS;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CLOUDS; DROPS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PHYSICS; SHOCK TUBES; TURBULENT FLOW;

MIXING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; DROPLET; ENTRAINMENT; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84883380819     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-042.1     Document Type: Article

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