An approach for convective parameterization with memory: Separating microphysics and transport in grid-scale equations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4127-4139

  Piriou, Jean Marcel ^a   Redelsperger, Jean Luc ^a   Geleyn, Jean François ^b,c   Lafore, Jean Philippe ^a   Guichard, Françoise ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD-SYSTEM-RESOLVING MODELS; CONVECTIVE DIURNAL CYCLE; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; LIMITED-AREA MODEL; MICROPHYSICS AND TRANSPORT CONVECTIVE SCHEME;

CLIMATOLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 34249992181     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2144.1     Document Type: Article

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