Simulations of marine stratocumulus using a new microphysical parameterization scheme

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 505-528

  Feingold, Graham ^a   Walko, R L ^b   Stevens, Bjorn ^c   Cotton, W R ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MARINE STRATOCUMULUS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 0031659918     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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