The sensitivity of simulated storm structure, intensity, and precipitation efficiency to environmental temperature

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 133, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 3015-3037

  McCaul Jr , Eugene W ^a   Cohen, Charles ^a   Kirkpatrick, Cody ^b  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY; SIMULATED STORM STRUCTURE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CONVECTION; LATENT HEAT FLUX; PRECIPITABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STORM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 27744532599     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3015.1     Document Type: Article

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