Parameterization of cloud microphysics based on full integral moments

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2229-2242

  Kogan, Yefim L ^a   Belochitski, Alexei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud parameterizations; Cloud resolving models

Indexed keywords

AUTOCONVERSION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; COAGULATION PROCESS; DROP CONCENTRATIONS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; EXPLICIT MICROPHYSICS MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; MODEL VARIABLES; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL IMPLEMENTATION; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PARAMETERIZED; PHYSICAL MEANINGS; POWER FUNCTIONS; PRECIPITATION FLUXES; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; RAIN DROPS; SEDIMENTATION RATES; STRATOCUMULUS-TOPPED BOUNDARY LAYERS; SURFACE AREA;

COAGULATION; DROPS; PHYSICS; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION;

PARAMETERIZATION;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COAGULATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINDROP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOCUMULUS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84864859060     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0268.1     Document Type: Article

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