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Effects of precipitation on the thermodynamic structure of the trade wind boundary layerA model of the thermodynamic structure of the trade wind boundary layer is formulated to include the parameterization of precipitation in relatively shallow clouds. Although the area-averaged simulated precipitation rates are relatively small (less than 1 mm/day), the inclusion of precipitation has an appreciable effect on the predicted thermodynamic structure. The cloud layer structure simulated with precipitation is warmer, drier, and more stable than that simulated without precipitation. The simulated inversion height is lowered by as much as 60 mbar when precipitation is included.
Document ID
19930050695
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Albrecht, Bruce A.
(Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
April 20, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 98
Issue: D4
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
93A34692
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-89-09947
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2686
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Public
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