High-resolution numerical simulation of the extreme rainfall associatedwith typhoon Morakot. Part I: Comparing the impact of microphysicsand PBL parameterizations with observations

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 673-696

  Tao, Wei Kuo ^a   Shi, Jainn Jong ^a,b   Lin, Pay Lin ^c   Chen, Jhihying ^c   Lang, Stephen ^a,d   Chang, Mei Yu ^e   Yang, Ming Jen ^c   Wu, Chun Chien ^f   Peters Lidard, Christa ^a   Sui, Chung Hsiung ^f   Jou, Ben Jong Dao ^f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^e CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cloud resolution model; Typhoon morakot

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLOUD; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STORM; STORM TRACK; TYPHOON; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84455171742     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2011.08.26.01(TM)     Document Type: Article

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