Bulk microphysical sensitivities within the MM5 for orographic precipitation. Part II. Impact of barrier width and freezing level

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 132, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2802-2815

  Colle, Brian A ^a   Zeng, Yanguang ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; DEPOSITION; FREEZING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOW;

BULK MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION (BMP); BULK MICROPHYSICAL SENSITIVITIES; FREEZING LEVELS; OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION; WATER VAPOR LOSS (WVL);

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FREEZING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 11844280958     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR2822.1     Document Type: Article

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