Effective stratification for pseudoadiabatic ascent Academic Article

abstract

• Effective stratification can be interpreted as the resistance to upward motion of saturated air parcels experiencing condensation. Previously published expressions for effective stratification conflict with each other, and the most widely distributed expression contains an O(1) error. A derivation of stratification is presented that exposes its physical interpretation and that reveals the origin of the flaw in the incorrect derivation.

authors

• Nielsen-Gammon, John

published proceedings

• Monthly Weather Review

author list (cited authors)

• Nielsen-Gammon, J. W., & Keyser, D.

complete list of authors

• Nielsen-Gammon, JW||Keyser, D

publication date

• August 2000

published in

• MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW  Journal

start page

• 3007

end page

• 3010

volume

• 128

issue

• 8 II