Evaluation of stratocumulus cloud prediction in the Met Office forecast model during VOCALS-REx

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 10541-10559

  Abel, S J ^a   Walters, D N ^a   Allen, G ^b  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRIZZLE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; STRATOCUMULUS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

EID: 78149457884     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-10541-2010     Document Type: Article

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