Uncertainty in prediction of deep moist convective processes: Turbulence parameterizations, microphysics and grid-scale effects

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 447-456

  Fiori, E ^a   Parodi, A ^a   Siccardi, F ^a,b  

^a CIMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep moist convection; High resolution; Microphysics; Numerical modeling; Turbulence parameterizations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER POWER; DECISION MAKERS; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; FLOW FIELD STRUCTURE; GRID-SPACINGS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL SIMULATION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LINE OF DEVELOPMENT; MICROPHYSICS; NOWCASTING; NUMERICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; SCALE EFFECTS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; SUPER CELL; TURBULENCE CLOSURES;

METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TURBULENCE;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STORM; TURBULENCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955664615     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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