A description of cloud production by non-uniformly distributed processes

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 129, Issue 590 PART A, 2003, Pages 1435-1455

  Bushell, Andrew C ^a   Wilson, Damian R ^a   Gregory, David ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condensation; Convection; Parametrization; Prognostic treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONDENSATION; METEOROLOGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PROGNOSTIC EQUATIONS;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATE; CONDENSATION; CONVECTION; MIXING RATIO;

EID: 0038557039     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/qj.01.110     Document Type: Article

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