Impact of increased vertical resolution on simulation of tropical climate

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 61-80

  Ruti, Paolo M ^a   Di Rocco, D ^a   Gualdi, S ^b  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TROPOPAUSE;

EID: 33646205680     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-005-0174-8     Document Type: Article

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