The Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS) - A multi-scale nonhydrostatic atmospheric simulation and prediction model. Part I: Model dynamics and verification

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 161-193

  Xue, M ^a   Droegemeier, K K ^a   Wong, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0034345482     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007030070003     Document Type: Article

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