Performance of a triclass parameterization for the collision-coalescence process in shallow clouds

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1744-1767

  Sant, Vivek ^a   Lohmann, Ulrike ^a   Seifert, Axel ^b  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CLOSURE ASSUMPTIONS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; KINEMATIC CLOUD MODEL; SHAPE PARAMETERS; STRATIFORM CLOUDS; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS;

CLOUDS; COALESCENCE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAIN; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

DRIZZLE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFORM CLOUD; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 84880170045     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0154.1     Document Type: Article

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