Utilization of spectral bin microphysics and bulk parameterization schemes to simulate the cloud structure and precipitation in a mesoscale rain event

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Lynn, B ^a   Khain, A ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; REFLECTIVITY; SEA BREEZE; SQUALL LINE; STRATIFORM CLOUD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349106788     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008475     Document Type: Article

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