Large-eddy simulation of organized precipitating trade wind cumulus clouds

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5631-5645

  Seifert, A ^a   Heus, T ^b  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRADE WIND;

EID: 84879012792     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-5631-2013     Document Type: Article

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