A robust numerical solution of the stochastic collection-breakup equation for warm rain

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1480-1497

  Prat, Olivier P ^a   Barros, Ana P ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

STOCHASTIC BREAKUP EQUATION; STOCHASTIC COLLECTION EQUATION; WARM RAIN;

RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 35548936856     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2544.1     Document Type: Article

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