Role of convective parameterization in simulations of a convection band at grey-zone resolutions

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 617-632

  Yu, Xing ^a   Lee, Tae Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINBAND; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

KOREA;

EID: 77957167388     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2010.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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