Effects of resolution and physics on precipitation in the NCAR Community Climate Model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 19529-19541

  Marshall, S ^a   Roads, J O ^b   Oglesby, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CLIMATE MODEL; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 5244317868     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01428     Document Type: Article

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