Numerical sensitivity study of rainband precipitation and evolution

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-87

  Takahashi, Tsutomu ^a   Kawano, Tetsuya ^b  

^a J F OBERLIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION; RAIN FORMATION; RAINBAND;

EID: 0031833673     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0057:NSSORP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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