Statistical relation between maximum vertical velocity and surface precipitation of tropical convective clouds in a global nonhydrostatic aquaplanet experiment

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 553-561

  Nasuno, Tomoe ^a   Satoh, Masaki ^a,b  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 80755130323     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj.2011-509     Document Type: Note

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