An improved representation of the raindrop size distribution for single-moment microphysics schemes

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 138, Issue 669, 2012, Pages 2151-2162

  Abel, S J ^a   Boutle, I A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Drizzle; Evaporation; MetUM; Precipitation; Stratocumulus

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD TYPES; DRIZZLE; DRIZZLE DROPS; METUM; MICROPHYSICS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PRECIPITATION RATES; RAINBANDS; RAINDROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY TESTS; STRATOCUMULUS; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS; UNIFIED MODEL;

CLOUDS; DROPS; EVAPORATION; PHYSICS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DRIZZLE; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINDROP; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATOCUMULUS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84871627799     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1949     Document Type: Article

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