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Title: The Vertical Momentum Budget of Shallow Cumulus Convection: Insights From a Lagrangian Perspective

Journal Article · · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
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  1. Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesHarvard University Cambridge MA USA
  2. Department of Earth and Planetary SciencesHarvard University Cambridge MA USA, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesHarvard University Cambridge MA USA
  3. School of EarthAtmosphere and Environment, Monash University Clayton VIC Australia
  4. School of PhysicsPeking University Beijing China
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Research Organization:
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0018120
OSTI ID:
1490899
Journal Information:
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Journal Name: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 11; ISSN 1942-2466
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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