Surface rainfall processes as simulated in a cloud-resolving model

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Gao, Shouting ^a   Cui, Xiaopeng ^a   Zhou, Yushu ^a   Li, Xiaofan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CONVERGENCE; HYDROMETRY; RAINFALL; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

EID: 21444454625     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005467     Document Type: Article

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