Parameterization of the sedimentation of raindrops with finite maximum diameter

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1589-1602

  Ziemer, Corinna ^a   Wacker, Ulrike ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Clouds; Parameterization

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DROP DIAMETERS; DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION MODEL; PARTICLE MASS; PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES; PROPAGATION SPEED;

CLOUDS; PHYSICS; SEDIMENTS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DIAMETER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84864949573     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00020.1     Document Type: Article

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