A process-based framework for quantifying the atmospheric preconditioning of surface-triggered convection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 173-178

  Tawfik, Ahmed B ^a   Dirmeyer, Paul A ^a  

^a CENTER FOR OCEAN LAND ATMOSPHERE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric background; boundary layer growth; buoyant mixing; convective triggering; land atmosphere interaction; moist convection diagnostic

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER GROWTH; BUOYANT MIXING; CONVECTIVE TRIGGERING; LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; MOIST CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUOYANCY; CONDENSATION; MIXING;

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BUOYANCY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE FORCING; CONDENSATION; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 84896729016     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL057984     Document Type: Article

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