A cloud resolving model as a cloud parameterization in the NCAR community climate system model: Preliminary results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 3617-3620

  Khairoutdinov, M F ^a   Randall, D A ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN; BUDGET CONTROL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CLIMATE SIMULATIONS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODELS (CRM);

CLOUDS; CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; PARAMETERIZATION;

CLIMATE SIMULATION; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; PRECIPITABLE WATER; STRATIFORM CLOUDS; TOTAL RAINFALL;

EID: 0035883283     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013552     Document Type: Article

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