The super-droplet method for the numerical simulation of clouds and precipitation: A particle-based and probabilistic microphysics model coupled with a non-hydrostatic model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 135, Issue 642, 2009, Pages 1307-1320

  Shima, S ^a   Kusano, K ^b   Kawano, A ^a   Sugiyama, T ^a   Kawahara, S ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics modelling; Cloud resolving model; Lagrangian particles; Monte Carlo methods

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS MODELLING; CLOUD SYSTEMS; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; CRITICAL VALUE; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLES; MICROPHYSICS; MONTE CARLO SCHEMES; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; STOCHASTIC COALESCENCE; TEST PROBLEM;

CLOUDS; COALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DROP FORMATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; PHYSICS; RAIN; SIMULATORS; SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; CUMULUS; DROPLET; EVAPORATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 68249101705     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.441     Document Type: Article

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