Buoyant Convection in Geophysical Flows

Preface. Convective Boundary Layer: A Historical Introduction; E.J. Plate. Convection Viewed from a Turbulence Perspective; J.C. Wyngaard. Eddy Dynamics and Kinematics of Convective Turbulence; J.C.R. Hunt. Surface Frictional Processes and Non-Local Heat / Mass Transfer in the Shear-Free Convective Boundary Layer; S. Zilitinkevich, et al. Convective Transport Theory and the Radix Layer; R.B. Stull. Convection in Viscous and Rotating Fluids from the Viewpoint of the Forced Flow Theory; G.S. Golitsyn. Modeling the Oceanic Mixed Layer and Effects of Deep Convection; R.H. Käse. Observations of Clear and Cloud-Capped Convective Boundary Layers, and Techniques for Probing Them; D.H. Lenschow. Airborne Water Vapor Differential Absorption Lidar Studies of the Convective Boundary Layer; C. Kiemle, et al. Experiment, Numerical Modeling, Numerical Simulation, and their Roles in the Study of Convection; J.C. Wyngaard. Transilient Turbulence Theory: A Nonlocal Description of Convection; R.B. Stull. Bulk Models of the Atmospheric Convective Boundary Layer; E. Fedorovich. Parameterizations of the Convective Boundary Layer in Atmospheric Models; C.-H. Moeng. Wind Tunnel Simulation of Convective Boundary Layer Phenomena: Simulation Criteria and Operating Ranges of Laboratory Facilities; R.N. Meroney. Wind Tunnel Model Study of Turbulence Regime in the Atmospheric Convective Boundary Layer; E. Fedorovich, R. Kaiser. Review of Diffusion Processes in the Convective Boundary Layer; F.T.M. Nieuwstadt. Convective Processes in Forest Fires; D.X. Viegas. Stratocumulus-Topped Atmospheric Planetary Boundary Layer; C.-H. Moeng. Shallow Cumulus Convection; A.P. Siebesma. Index.