Lightning forecasting in southeastern Brazil using the WRF model

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 135-136, Issue , 2014, Pages 344-362

  Zepka, G S ^a   Pinto, O ^a   Saraiva, A C V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Convection; Forecasting; Lightning; Microphysics; Parameterization; WRF Model

Indexed keywords

CLOUD PARAMETERIZATIONS; CONVECTIVE AVAILABLE POTENTIAL ENERGIES; FORECASTING METHODS; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; MICROPHYSICS; STATISTICAL EVALUATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORECASTING; HEAT CONVECTION; LIGHTNING; PARAMETERIZATION; THUNDERSTORMS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GEOSTATISTICS; LIGHTNING; MIXING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84889587631     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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