Triggering deep convection with a probabilistic plume model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3881-3901

  D'Andrea, Fabio ^a   Gentine, Pierre ^b   Betts, Alan K ^c   Lintner, Benjamin R ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Convective clouds; Convective parameterization; Deep convection; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; TURBULENCE;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; DEEP CONVECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC STATE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; CUMULONIMBUS; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84910149156     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0340.1     Document Type: Article

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