Simple solutions to steady-state cumulus regimes in the convective boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3656-3672

  Schalkwijk, Jerôme ^a   J Jonker, Harmen J ^a   Siebesma, A Pier ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cloud parameterizations; Clouds; Convective clouds; Cumulus clouds; Large eddy simulations

Indexed keywords

CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; CLOUDY BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CUMULUS CLOUD; CUMULUS CONVECTION; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVELS;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CUMULUS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MODEL TEST; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 84888023120     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0312.1     Document Type: Article

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