Prediction of energy dissipation rates for aviation turbulence. Part I: Forecasting nonconvective turbulence

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 317-337

  Sharman, Robert D ^a   Pearson, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled models; Forecast verification skill; Frontogenesis frontolysis; Mountain waves; Tropopause; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; CODES (SYMBOLS); DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENERGY DISSIPATION; FORECASTING; TURBULENCE;

COUPLED MODELS; FORECAST VERIFICATION/SKILL; FRONTOGENESIS/FRONTOLYSIS; MOUNTAIN WAVE; TROPOPAUSE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRONTOGENESIS; TROPOPAUSE; TURBULENCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 85013162295     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0205.1     Document Type: Article

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