Basic convective element: Bubble or plume? A historical review

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7019-7030

  Yano, J I ^a  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BUBBLE; MOISTURE FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 84901608074     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-7019-2014     Document Type: Article

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