A mixed-phase cloud scheme based on a single prognostic equation

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 483-500

  Tremblay, André ^a   Glazer, Anna ^a   Yu, Wei ^b   Benoit, Robert ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Data Assimilation Satellite M   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLOUDS; PHASE CHANGE;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD SCHEME; MIXED PHASE CLOUD; TOTAL WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030432257     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0870.1996.t01-3-00001.x     Document Type: Article

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