Fast stratocumulus time scale in mixed layer model and large eddy simulation

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 206-222

  Jones, C R ^a   Bretherton, C S ^a   Blossey, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

large eddy simulation; mixed layer model; stratocumulus

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; LIQUIDS;

ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; MIXED-LAYER MODELS; RADIATIVE PERTURBATION; STRATOCUMULUS; STRATOCUMULUS-TOPPED BOUNDARY LAYERS; TEMPERATURE PERTURBATIONS; TROPOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD WATER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXED LAYER; STRATOCUMULUS; TIMESCALE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 84899057740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013MS000289     Document Type: Article

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