Analysis of resolved and parameterized vertical transports in convective boundary layers at gray-zone resolutions

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3248-3261

  Shin, Hyeyum Hailey ^a   Hong, Song You ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A1. LARGEEDDY SIMULATIONS (LES); BOTTOM-UP DIFFUSION; COHERENT STRUCTURE; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; GEOSTROPHIC WINDS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXING; STABILITY;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84885913034     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0290.1     Document Type: Article

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