Evaluation of key microphysical parameters in three-dimensional cloud-model simulations using aircraft and multiparameter radar data

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 123, Issue 544, 1997, Pages 2245-2275

  Brown, Philip R A ^a,b   Swann, Hugh A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 d numerical models; Cloud microphysics; Microphysical observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000794753     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49712354406     Document Type: Review

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