Evaluation of soil moisture ensemble runs to estimate precipitation variability in convection-permitting model simulations for West Africa

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 178-193

  Klüpfel, Vera ^a   Kalthoff, Norbert ^a   Gantner, Leonhard ^a   Kottmeier, Christoph ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AMMA; AMMA reanalysis; AMSR E; Boundary layer processes; COSMO model; Mesoscale convective system; Sahel

Indexed keywords

AMMA; AMSR-E; BOUNDARY LAYER PROCESSES; COSMO MODEL; MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; REANALYSIS; SAHEL;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE; STORMS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL MOISTURE;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUDAN;

EID: 79957968782     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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