Critical grid size for simulating convective storms: A case study of the Del City supercell storm

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2003, Pages

  Noda, A ^a   Niino, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STORMS;

GRID SIZES;

GEOPHYSICS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORM; SUPERCELL;

EID: 0344099468     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017498     Document Type: Article

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