Large eddy simulation of shallow cumulus convection during BOMEX: Sensitivity to microphysics and radiation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 582-594

  Jiang, Hongli ^a   Cotton, William R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; METEOROLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS; RAIN;

BARBADOS OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL EXPERIMENT; CUMULUS CONVECTION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTION; CUMULUS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0343294362     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0582:LESOSC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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