A multimoment bulk microphysics parameterization. Part IV: Sensitivity experiments

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3137-3159

  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

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS;

HAILSTORM; HYDROMETEOR; MICROPHYSICS; STORM DYNAMICS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HAIL; ICE STORM; SNOWSTORM;

EID: 33846120616     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3817.1     Document Type: Article

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