A cumulus parameterization with state-dependent entrainment rate. Part II: Impact on climatology in a general circulation model

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2194-2211

  Chikira, Minoru ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cloud parameterization; Cumulus clouds; Entrainment; General circulation models; Model comparison; Plumes

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL HEATING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS; CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY; CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGIES; CUMULUS CLOUD; CUMULUS PARAMETERIZATION; DAILY OUTPUT; DEEP CONVECTION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENTRAINMENT RATES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; LOWER TROPOSPHERE; MODEL COMPARISON; SOUTH PACIFIC CONVERGENCE ZONES; STATE-DEPENDENT; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TROPOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATOLOGY; MOISTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CUMULUS; ENTRAINMENT; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TROPOSPHERE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77955564380     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3317.1     Document Type: Article

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