A scheme for calculation of the liquid fraction in mixed-phase stratiform clouds in large-scale models

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1070-1088

  Rotstayn, Leon D ^a   Ryan, Brian F ^a   Katzfey, Jack J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTAL; LIQUID; METHODOLOGY; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 0034116621     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<1070:ASFCOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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