Abstract
Mesoscale anvils, defined as widespread (ca.100 km) cloud systems extending from near the freezing level to the high troposphere, are characterized by light, stratiform precipitation. These cloud features, which are preceded by and generally merged with cumulonimbus clouds, are prevalent throughout the tropics and summertime midlatitudes and may account for an important fraction of the total tropical rainfall. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2138-2147 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1983 |
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Heat and moisture budgets of tropical mesoscale anvil clouds. / Johnson, R. H.; Young, George Spencer.
In: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 40, No. 9, 01.01.1983, p. 2138-2147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Heat and moisture budgets of tropical mesoscale anvil clouds.
AU - Johnson, R. H.
AU - Young, George Spencer
PY - 1983/1/1
Y1 - 1983/1/1
N2 - Mesoscale anvils, defined as widespread (ca.100 km) cloud systems extending from near the freezing level to the high troposphere, are characterized by light, stratiform precipitation. These cloud features, which are preceded by and generally merged with cumulonimbus clouds, are prevalent throughout the tropics and summertime midlatitudes and may account for an important fraction of the total tropical rainfall. -from Authors
AB - Mesoscale anvils, defined as widespread (ca.100 km) cloud systems extending from near the freezing level to the high troposphere, are characterized by light, stratiform precipitation. These cloud features, which are preceded by and generally merged with cumulonimbus clouds, are prevalent throughout the tropics and summertime midlatitudes and may account for an important fraction of the total tropical rainfall. -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1175/1520-0469(1983)040<2138:HAMBOT>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0469(1983)040<2138:HAMBOT>2.0.CO;2
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VL - 40
SP - 2138
EP - 2147
JO - Journals of the Atmospheric Sciences
JF - Journals of the Atmospheric Sciences
SN - 0022-4928
IS - 9
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