A modified formulation of fractional stratiform condensation rate in the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model (CAM2)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages

  Zhang, Minghua ^a   Lin, Wuyin ^a   Bretherton, Christopher S ^b   Hack, James J ^c   Rasch, Phillip J ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud scheme; Community Atmospheric Model (CAM); Fractional condensation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONDENSATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 0346639253     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002523     Document Type: Article

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