Simulated convective invigoration processes at trade wind cumulus cold pool boundaries

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2823-2841

  Li, Zhujun ^a   Zuidema, Paquita ^a   Zhu, Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMMERCE; RAIN; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD LIQUID WATERS; FORECASTING MODELING; OCEAN EXPERIMENT; SHEARING-OFF; TRADE-WIND CUMULUS; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR MIXING RATIO;

LAKES;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD COVER; COLD POOL; CUMULUS; MIXING RATIO; THERMODYNAMICS; TRADE WIND; UPDRAFT; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84904891915     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0184.1     Document Type: Article

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