A simplified PDF parameterization of subgrid-scale clouds and turbulence for cloud-resolving models

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-211

  Bogenschutz, Peter A ^a   Krueger, Steven K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

boundary layer clouds; cloud parameterization; turbulence

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE;

BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUDS; CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITIES; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL EXPENSE; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; HORIZONTAL GRID SPACING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF);

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; BUOYANCY; CLIMATE MODELING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STRATOCUMULUS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84880803350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jame.20018     Document Type: Article

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