The key physical parameters governing frictional dissipation in a precipitating atmosphere

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2916-2929

  Makarieva, A M ^a,b   Gorshkov, V G ^a   Nefiodov, A V ^c,d,e   Sheil, D ^f   Nobre, A D ^g   Bunyard, P ^h   Li, B L ^b  

^a PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^e CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^g Lawellen Farm ^*  (United Kingdom)

^h University Sergio Arboleda   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Atmosphere ocean interaction; Hydrometeorology; Tropics; Turbulence; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; DEGREE OF CONDENSATION; FRICTIONAL DISSIPATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CONDENSATION; ESTIMATION; FRICTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE; WATER VAPOR;

TROPICS;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CONDENSATION; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MIXING RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TURBULENCE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84884964565     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0231.1     Document Type: Article

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