Comparing different cloud schemes of a single column model by using mesoscale forcing and nudging technique

Journal of Climate

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 438-461

  Lohmann, Ulrike ^a   McFarlane, Norman ^b   Levkov, Lubomir ^c   Abdella, Kenzu ^d   Albers, Frank ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WIND;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (GCM); SINGLE COLUMN MODEL;

CLOUDS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS;

EID: 0033079620     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1999)012<0438:CDCSOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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