Efficient approximation of the incomplete gamma function for use in cloud model applications

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-336

  Blahak, U ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEARITY; VECTOR;

EID: 84880152281     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-3-329-2010     Document Type: Article

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