Some issues in uncertainty quantification and parameter tuning: A case study of convective parameterization scheme in the WRF regional climate model

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2409-2427

  Yang, B ^a,b   Qian, Y ^a   Lin, G ^a   Leung, R ^a   Zhang, Y ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; PARAMETERIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GREAT PLAINS;

EID: 84880295595     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2409-2012     Document Type: Article

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