A Numerical Study of the Pressure Response to Liquid-water Drag in a Three-dimensional Convective SystemUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1972 - 136 pages |
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anelastic approximation anelastic balance equation azimuth beam width boundary conditions boundary values Boussinesq approximation cells cm/sec² coarse mesh computation coordinate directions cumulonimbi deep convection density diagnostic equation Dirichelet discussed in section distribution drag force drag term dynamic East-West echo intensities equation for pressure equation of motion Figure 3-2 bottom figure is North finite difference forcing function gm/m³ hydrostatic balance including a liquid-water incremented indicates functional line labeled AA liquid water liquid-water content liquid-water drag mathematical nautical miles nondivergent mass flux nonhomogeneous North-South P₁ partial differential equation plan view pressure field pressure forces pressure gradient force radar antenna radar beam radar data Rayleigh scattering reference reflectivity factor residual scale analysis scale height shallow convection slabs slant range solution value specified tolerance temperature thermal buoyancy three-dimensional top panel updraft variables vector equation velocity vector vertical accelerations Wilk and Kessler zero δκ