To what extent does increased model resolution improve simulated precipitation fields? A case study of two north-Alpine heavy-rainfall events

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 571-580

  Zängl, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; STOCHASTIC MODELS; TOPOGRAPHY;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; PREALPS;

EID: 36248970712     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2007/0237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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