Modeling of convective-stratiform precipitation processes: Sensitivity to partitioning methods

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-527

  Lang, Steve ^a,b   Tao, W K ^a   Simpson, J ^a   Ferrier, B ^c,d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c Environmental Modeling Center   (United States)

^d SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HEATING; MOISTURE; RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SURFACE RAINFALLS;

METEOROLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SQUALL LINE;

EID: 0013076273     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2003)042<0505:MOCSPP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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