Tests of precipitation parameterizations available in latest version of NCAR regional climate model (RegCM) over continental United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D6, 1999, Pages 6353-6375

  Giorgi, Filippo ^a,b   Shields, Christine ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; CUMULUS; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033608654     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01164     Document Type: Article

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