Sensitivity of a simulated midlatitude squall line to parameterization of raindrop breakup

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2437-2460

  Morrison, Hugh ^a   Tessendorf, Sarah A ^a   Ikeda, Kyoko ^a   Thompson, Gregory ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Cloud parameterizations; Model evaluation performance; Radars Radar observations

Indexed keywords

BASELINE MODELS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COLD POOL; CONVECTIVE DYNAMICS; DENSITY CURRENTS; DROP SIZE; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; EVAPORATION RATE; MIDLATITUDES; MODEL EVALUATION; MODEL SIMULATION; NON-MONOTONIC RESPONSE; OKLAHOMA; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PRECIPITATION RATES; SQUALL LINES; SURFACE DISDROMETER; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; WIND SHEARS;

DROP BREAKUP; EVAPORATION; LAKES; PARAMETERIZATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHEAR FLOW; STORMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADAR; RAINDROP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SQUALL LINE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 84867943039     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00283.1     Document Type: Article

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