Evaluation of rainfall forecasts over Taiwan by four cumulus parameterization schemes

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1163-1183

  Yang, Ming Jen ^a   Tung, Quen Chi ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CUMULUS; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL; WEATHER FORECASTING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 1642570450     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.81.1163     Document Type: Article

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