Large-eddy simulation of a nocturnal stratocumulus-topped marine atmospheric boundary layer: An uncertainty analysis

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-55

  Chlond, Andreas ^b   Wolkau, Andreas ^a,b  

^a Warner Bros Film Gmbh   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drizzle; Large eddy simulation; Parametric uncertainty analysis; Stratocumulus

Indexed keywords

DRIZZLE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 0034124982     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002438701638     Document Type: Article

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