Sensitivity of idealized squall-line simulations to the level of complexity used in two-moment bulk microphysics schemes

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1883-1907

  Van Weverberg, Kwinten ^a   Vogelmann, Andrew M ^a   Morrison, Hugh ^b   Milbrandt, Jason A ^c  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud parameterizations; Convective storms; Mesoscale models; Nonhydrostatic models; Parameterization

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE STORMS; MESOSCALE MODEL; NONHYDROSTATIC MODEL; PARAMETERIZATIONS;

CLOUDS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; LAKES; PARAMETERIZATION; RAIN; SCREENING;

PHYSICS;

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HAIL; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SQUALL LINE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84864832165     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00120.1     Document Type: Article

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