Modeling convective-stratiform precipitation processes on a Mei-Yu front with the Weather Research and Forecasting model: Comparison with observations and sensitivity to cloud microphysics parameterizations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Luo, Yali ^a   Wang, Yanjie ^b   Wang, Hongyan ^a   Zheng, Yongjun ^c   Morrison, Hugh ^d  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b Wuhan Central Meteorological Observatory   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAGES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN GAGES; RESEARCH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; EVAPORATION RATE; GROUND BASED; INTERCEPT PARAMETERS; MESOSCALE; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MODEL RESULTS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; RAIN GAUGES; RAINFALL RATES; RIVER BASINS; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION SATELLITES; VERTICAL AIR VELOCITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; WEATHER RADARS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; TROPICAL REGION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; HUAI RIVER;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 77957556463     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD013873     Document Type: Article

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