Sedimentation-induced errors in bulk microphysics schemes

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3931-3948

  Milbrandt, J A ^a   Mctaggart Cowan, R ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Hydrometeorology; Model errors; Model evaluation performance; Numerical analysis modeling

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BULK MICROPHYSICS; BULK MODEL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMMONLY USED; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; FALL VELOCITIES; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MODEL ERRORS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS/MODELING; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES; RELATIVE DISPERSION; SHAPE PARAMETERS; STANDARD PRACTICES;

DISPERSIONS; ERRORS; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHYSICS; SEDIMENTATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78651095249     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAS3541.1     Document Type: Article

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