A statistical approach for sedimentation inside a microphysical precipitation scheme

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 60 A, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 649-662

  Geleyn, J F ^a   Catry, B ^b   Bouteloup, Y ^c   Brozkova R ^a  

^a CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SEDIMENTATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 48149111689     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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