The use of cloud-resolving simulations of mesoscale conveetive systems to build a mesoscale parameterization scheme

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2137-2161

  Alexander, G David ^a   Cotton, William R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOSCALE EDDY; PARAMETERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032465636     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<2137:TUOCRS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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