A parameterization of the microphysical processes forming many types of winter precipitation

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1492-1508

  Thériault, Julie M ^a,b   Stewart, Ronald E ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Forecasting; Freezing precipitation; Hydrometeorology; Mixed precipitation; Parameterization

Indexed keywords

BULK MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FREEZING RAIN; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ICE PELLETS; LIQUID FRACTION; MASS CONTENT; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; NEWFOUNDLAND , CANADA; PHASE PARTICLES; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; REFREEZING; WET SNOW; WINTER PRECIPITATION; WINTER STORMS;

FREEZING; HYDROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PELLETIZING; PHYSICS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEATHER MODIFICATION; WINTER;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; SAINT JOHN'S;

EID: 77955562413     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAS3224.1     Document Type: Article

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