Cloud microphysical processes associated with the diurnal variations of tropical convection: A 2D cloud resolving modeling study

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 9-16

  Gao, Shouting ^a   Ping, Fan ^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

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 31044449494     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/15/1/030     Document Type: Article

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