Mass-flux subgrid-scale parameterization in analogy with multi-component flows: A formulation towards scale independence

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1425-1440

  Yano, J I ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD POOL; MASS TRANSFER; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84876907662     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-5-1425-2012     Document Type: Article

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