Energy Transformation and Rearrangement Caused by Cumulus Convection,
Abstract
A numerical model of cumulus convection including warm microphysics (1) has been used to examine the production, decay, rearrangement, and flux of energy of various kinds that result from the growth and decay of small cumulus clouds in initially static environments. The work is directed toward the understanding of how clouds interact with and modify their environment, the goal being to aid in the formulation of realistic parameterization of cumulus convection in large-scale atmospheric models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0748926
Entities
People
- Francis W. Murray
- L. Randall Koenig
Organizations
- RAND Corporation