Sensitivity of shallow convective precipitation induced by land surface heterogeneities to dynamical and cloud microphysical parameters

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D3, 1996, Pages 7477-7497

  Liu, Yongqiang ^a   Avissar, Roni ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; LAND SURFACE; PRECIPITATION FORMATION; SURFACE HETEROGENEITY;

EID: 0030466549     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD02167     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Avissar, R., A statistical-dynamical approach to parameterize subgrid-scale land-surface heterogeneity in climate models, in Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions for Climate Models: Observations, Models, and Analyses, edited by E.F. Wood, pp.155-178, Kluwer Acad, Norwell, Mass., 1991.