A new statistically based autoconversion rate parameterization for use in large-scale models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages AAC-3-1-AAC-3-16

  Zhang, Junhua ^a   Lohmann, Ulrike ^a   Lin, Bing ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

0320 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Cloud physics and chemistry; 3337 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Numerical modeling and data assimilation; 3354 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Precipitation (1854)

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448950866     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD001484     Document Type: Article

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