Design and performance of a new cloud microphysics scheme developed for the ECHAM general circulation model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 557-572

  Lohmann, U ^a   Roeckner, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD ICE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS SCHEME; ECHAM; GCM; SCHEME DESIGN;

EID: 0030377126     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00207939     Document Type: Article

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