Quantifying the limits of convective parameterizations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Jones, Todd R ^a   Randall, David A ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FIELDS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; DIURNAL CYCLE; DOMAIN SIZE; EQUILIBRIUM STATE; NOISE-TO-SIGNAL RATIOS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM; TIME VARYING; VERTICAL PROFILE; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CONVECTIVE CLOUD; DATA SET; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; MAGNITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WEATHER;

EID: 79955430488     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014913     Document Type: Article

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