Nonlocal boundary layer vertical diffusion in a medium-range forecast model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2322-2339

  Hong, Song You ^a,b,c   Pan, Hua Lu ^a  

^a Natl Centers Environ Prediction   (United States)

^b NCEP   (United States)

^c CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001704660     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1996)124<2322:NBLVDI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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