Super-parameterization: A better way to simulate regional extreme precipitation

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Li, Fuyu ^a   Rosa, Daniele ^b   Collins, William D ^a,b   Wehner, Michael F ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMS; CLIMATE MODELS; LASERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD SYSTEM-RESOLVING MODELS; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; EXTREME PRECIPITATION; INTENSE PRECIPITATION; MEAN PRECIPITATION; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION;

PARAMETERIZATION;

CLIMATE MODELING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY);

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867720787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011MS000106     Document Type: Article

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