Simulating summertime rainfall variability in the North American monsoon region: The influence of convection and radiation parameterizations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue D23, 2002, Pages

  Xu, Jianjun ^a   Small, Eric E ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulus and radiation schemes; MM5 model; North American monsoon system; Precipitation variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448945502     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD002047     Document Type: Article

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