Statistical properties of cloud lifecycles in cloud-resolving models

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2195-2205

  Plant, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD; LIFE CYCLE; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 63049105610     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-2195-2009     Document Type: Article

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