A stochastic parametrization for deep convection using cellular automata

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 139, Issue 675, 2013, Pages 1533-1543

  Bengtsson, Lisa ^a   Steinheimer, Martin ^b   Bechtold, Peter ^c   Geleyn, Jean François ^d  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Austrocontrol   (Austria)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^d MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Deep convection parametrization; Mesoscale modelling; Stochastic physics

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGIES; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; LIMITED AREA MODELS; MESOSCALE MODELLING; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; PARAMETRIZATIONS; STOCHASTIC PARAMETRIZATION; SUB-GRID VARIABILITY;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SQUALL LINE; STOCHASTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84884204255     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2108     Document Type: Article

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