Numerical simulations of tropical convective clouds over Cuba using a one-dimensional and time-dependent cloud model

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 47-48, Issue , 1998, Pages 343-354

  Alfonso, Léster ^a,b   Martínez, Daniel ^a   Pérez, Carlos A ^a  

^a Instituto de Meteorologia de la Republica de Cuba   (Cuba)

^b Sociedad Meteorologica de Cuba   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MODEL; TROPICAL CONVECTION;

CUBA;

EID: 0344431278     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00036-2     Document Type: Article

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