Scale analysis of convective clouds

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 785-791

  Gryschka, Micha ^a   Witha, Björn ^a   Etling, Dieter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DATA; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; CUMULUS CLOUD; DEEP CONVECTION; GROUND STATIONS; INDIVIDUAL SIZE; MODEL RESULTS; POWER LAW; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; RAIN RADAR; RAIN RATES; SATELLITE PICTURES; SCALE ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTS;

CLOUDS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RAIN;

CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 63449133179     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0345     Document Type: Article

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