Cloud-resolving model simulations over the ARM SGP

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2841-2853

  Wu, Xiaoqing ^a   Liang, Xin Zhong ^b,c   Park, Sunwook ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MIDLATITUDE CLOUD SYSTEMS;

METEOROLOGY;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEAT FLUX; LONGWAVE RADIATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548246550     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR3438.1     Document Type: Article

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