Numerical archetypal parameterization for mesoscale convective systems

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2585-2602

  Yano, Jun Ichi ^a   Moncrieff, Mitchell W ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NATURAL CONVECTION; STORMS;

ANELASTIC MODELS; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MOMENTUM TRANSPORTS; MULTI-SCALE STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORT KINETIC; VERTICAL TRANSPORTS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SQUALL LINE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84975039951     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-15-0207.1     Document Type: Article

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