A multimoment bulk microphysics parameterization. Part II: A proposed three-moment closure and scheme description

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3065-3081

  Milbrandt, Jason A ^a,b   Yau, M K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); STORMS;

CLOSURE FORMULATION; HYDROMETEOR; KINEMATIC CLOUD MODEL; MICROPHYSICS PARAMETERIZATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HYDROMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 27744444728     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3535.1     Document Type: Article

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