Application of the hybrid convection parameterization scheme HYMACS to different meteorological situations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 743-753

  Kuell, Volker ^a   Bott, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hybrid parameterization; Moist convection; Subgrid scale mass transport

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL APPROACH; CLASSICAL SCHEMES; CLOUD TOP PRESSURE; CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS; CONVECTION PARAMETERIZATION; CONVECTIVE MASS FLUX; GRID SCALE; GRID SIZE; GRID-BOX; HYBRID PARAMETERIZATION; LOCAL GRIDS; MASS FLUX; MASS TRANSPORT; MOIST CONVECTION; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; NWP MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; PARAMETERIZED; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION FORECAST; SATELLITE INSTRUMENTS; SMALL SCALE; STATION NETWORK; SUBGRID SCALE; WEATHER FORECAST MODELS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; MASS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 70449674868     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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