Evaluation of the diurnal cycle of precipitation, surface thermodynamics, and surface fluxes in the ECMWF model using LBA data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages LBA-12-1-LBA-12-8

  Betts, Alan K ^a   Jakob, Christian ^b  

^a Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3307 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Boundary layer processes; 3314 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Convective processes; 3322 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Land atmosphere interactions; Convective parameterization; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RADIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE FLUX;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 36448933516     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000427     Document Type: Article

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