Dependency of stratiform precipitation on a two-moment cloud microphysical scheme in mid-latitude squall line

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 394-413

  Baba, Yuya ^a   Takahashi, Keiko ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mid latitude squall line; Stratiform precipitation; Two moment cloud microphysical scheme

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FLUXES; DIAGNOSTIC MODEL; ENHANCED GROWTH; INTERCEPT PARAMETERS; MELTING PROFILES; SQUALL LINES; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; TWO-MOMENT CLOUD MICROPHYSICAL SCHEME;

BUOYANCY; ICE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STORMS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BUOYANCY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ICE; MELTING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SQUALL LINE; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

EID: 84891814638     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.12.009     Document Type: Article

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