Summary of a Mini Workshop on Cumulus Parameterization for Mesoscale Models

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 475-491

  Kuo, Ying Hwa ^a   Bresch, J F ^b   Cheng, M D ^c   Kain, J ^d   Parsons, D B ^a   Tao, W K ^e   Zhang, D L ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0002022176     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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