Development of an effective double-moment cloud microphysics scheme with prognostic cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) for weather and climate models

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1587-1612

  Lim, Kyo Sun Sunny ^a   Hong, Song You ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate models; Cloud microphysics; Condensation; Forecasting; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; FREEZING LEVELS; MICROPHYSICS; MIXING RATIOS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES; RADAR BRIGHT BAND; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEMATIC BIAS; WATER SPECIES; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION; DROP FORMATION; EQUIPMENT TESTING; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PHYSICS; RAIN; THUNDERSTORMS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINDROP; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; SNOW; THUNDERSTORM; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 77955579497     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2968.1     Document Type: Article

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