A cumulus cloud microphysics parameterization for cloud-resolving models

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1423-1436

  Kogan, Yefim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CUMULUS CLOUD; CUMULUS CONVECTION; DYNAMIC CONDITION; LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL PARAMETERIZATION; SHALLOW CUMULUS; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICS; RAIN;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 84877319789     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0183.1     Document Type: Article

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