Electrification of stratiform regions in mesoscale convective systems. Part II: Two-dimensional numerical model simulations of a symmetric MCS

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1983-2006

  Schuur, T J ^a   Rutledge, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; CHARGE TRANSFER; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EVAPORATION; ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEMS (MCS); STRATIFORM CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRIFICATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 0034233629     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<1983:EOSRIM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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