Effects of hydrostatic approximation and resolution on the simulation of convective adjustment
By: David Dietrich and Charles A. Lin
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v54i1.12119 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 34 - 43
Submitted on: Dec 27, 1999
Accepted on: Sep 20, 2001
Published on: Jan 1, 2002
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2002 David Dietrich, Charles A. Lin, published by Stockholm University Press
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