Control of deep convection by sub-cloud lifting processes: The ALP closure in the LMDZ5B general circulation model

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 2271-2292

  Rio, Catherine ^a   Grandpeix, Jean Yves ^b   Hourdin, Frédéric ^b   Guichard, Francoise ^c   Couvreux, Fleur ^c   Lafore, Jean Philippe ^c   Fridlind, Ann ^d   Mrowiec, Agnieszka ^d   Roehrig, Romain ^b   Rochetin, Nicolas ^b   Lefebvre, Marie Pierre ^b   Idelkadi, Abderrahmane ^b  

^a INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^c CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^d NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep convection parameterization; Diurnal cycle of precipitation; High resolution simulations to evaluate parameterizations assumptions; Oceanic versus continental convection; Triggering and closure

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; UPDRAFT;

EID: 84876832884     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-012-1506-x     Document Type: Article

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