Simulations of the atmospheric general circulation using a cloud-resolving model as a superparameterization of physical processes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 7 I, 2005, Pages 2136-2154

  Khairoutdinov, Marat ^a   Randall, David ^a   DeMott, Charlotte ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELS (GCMS); INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NONDRIZZLE PRECIPITATION; SUPERPARAMETERIZATION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITABLE WATER;

EID: 20044395922     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3453.1     Document Type: Article

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