A sensitivity study of regional climate simulation to convective parameterization schemes for 1998 East Asia summer monsoon

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 989-1015

  Lee, Dong Kyou ^a   Cha, Dong Hyun ^a   Choi, Suk Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convective parameterization schemes; East Asian summer monsoon; Regional climate model; Sensitivity study

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MONSOON; PARAMETERIZATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 31444443038     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2005.16.5.989(RCS)     Document Type: Article

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