Step-mountain technique applied to an atmospheric C-grid model, or how to improve precipitation near mountains

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 135, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4060-4076

  Russell, Gary L ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; LANDFORMS; MASS TRANSFER; VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC C-GRID MODEL; FERREL CELL; STEP-MOUNTAIN TECHNIQUE;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FORECASTING METHOD; GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; PERTURBATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

EID: 38049160115     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007MWR2048.1     Document Type: Article

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