Simulation of 2006 monsoon using T170L42 AGCM: Sensitivity to convective parameterization schemes

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-303

  Venkata Ratnam, J ^a   Sikka, D R ^b   Banerjee, Sudipta ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING   (India)

^b India Drought Management Centre (IDMC)   (India)

Author keywords

Cumulus parameterization; Indian monsoon; T170L42 AGCM

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION SCHEMES; CUMULUS PARAMETERIZATION; FORECAST SYSTEMS; GLOBAL FORECAST SYSTEM MODEL; INDIAN MONSOON; MONSOON SEASON; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SEASONAL RAINFALL; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; T170L42 AGCM;

CLOUDS; FORECASTING; MODEL STRUCTURES; PARAMETERIZATION; RAIN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE SONAR;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MONSOON; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; BAY OF BENGAL; EURASIA; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 66049090392     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1712     Document Type: Article

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