Regional downscaling for stable water isotopes: A case study of an atmospheric river event

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Yoshimura, Kei ^a,b,e   Kanamitsu, Masao ^c   Dettinger, Michael ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e AORI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEUTERIUM;

AMBIENT WATERS; CLOUD BASE; DOWN-SCALING; FALLING DROPLET; HORIZONTAL ADVECTION; HUMID CONDITIONS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; REGIONAL MODEL; STABLE WATER ISOTOPES;

WATER VAPOR;

ADVECTION; DEUTERIUM; DOWNSCALING; DROPLET; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77957585582     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014032     Document Type: Article

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