Simulation of a stratocumulus-topped planetary boundary layer: Intercomparison among different numerical codes

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-278

  Moeng, C H ^a   Cotton, W R ^b   Bretherton, C ^c   Chlond, A ^d   Khairoutdinov, M ^e   Krueger, S ^f   Lewellen, W S ^g   MacVean, M K ^h   Pasquier, J R M ⁱ   Rand, H A ^c   Siebesma, A P ^j   Stevens, B ^b   Sykes, R I ^k  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^g WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^j ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^k Titan Research and Technology   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0030471783     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1996)077<0261:SOASTP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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