Stochastic backscatter for cloud-resolving models. Part I: Implementation and testing in a dry convective boundary layer

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 123-139

  Weinbrecht, Sonja ^a   Mason, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; DRY CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; STOCHASTIC BACKSCATTER MODEL;

METEOROLOGY;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METEOROLOGY; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BACKSCATTER; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; MODELING; STOCHASTICITY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 38849116958     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JAS2166.1     Document Type: Article

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