Modifications of the atmospheric moisture field as a result of cold-pool dynamics

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue 694, 2016, Pages 30-42

  Schlemmer, Linda ^a,b   Hohenegger, Cathy ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clouds; Cold pools; Convection; Moisture budget

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BUDGET CONTROL; CLOUDS; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; LAKES; RAIN; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CLOUD DEVELOPMENT; COLD POOL; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; MODELLING STUDIES; MOISTURE ADVECTION; MOISTURE BUDGET; SURFACE MOISTURES;

MOISTURE;

ADVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MOISTURE CONTENT; MOISTURE FLUX; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 84957840079     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2625     Document Type: Article

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