Evaluation and comparison of microphysical algorithms in ARW-WRF model simulations of atmospheric river events affecting the California coast

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 847-870

  Jankov, Isidora ^a,b   Bao, Jian Wen ^b   Neiman, Paul J ^b   Schultz, Paul J ^b   Yuan, Huiling ^a,b   White, Allen B ^c  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c University of Colorado Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; JET FLOW; LOW FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; REFLECTIVITY; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952701424     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1059.1     Document Type: Article

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