Numerical Simulations of Heavy Rainfalls by a Global Cloud-Resolving Model

Journal of Disaster Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Satoh, Masaki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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

Author keywords

Global cloud resolving model; heavy rainfall; Madden Julian Oscillation; numerical weather forecasting; tropics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; NUMERICAL MODELS; TROPICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE SIMULATION; GLOBAL CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; GLOBAL DOMAIN; GLOBAL MODELS; HEAVY RAINFALL; MADDEN-JULIAN OSCILLATION; NUMERICAL WEATHER FORECASTING; PRECIPITATION SYSTEMS; REALISTIC SIMULATION; TROPIC;

RAIN;

EID: 70349589842     PISSN: 18812473     EISSN: 18838030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0033     Document Type: Review

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