A cloud-resolving modeling study of diurnal variations of tropical convective and stratiform rainfall

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Cui, Xiaopeng ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; VAPORS; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATION; CONVERGENCE; DIURNAL VARIATION; MODELING; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 41649087622     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008990     Document Type: Article

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