Perturbed physics ensemble simulations of cirrus on the cloud system-resolving scale

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4709-4735

  Muhlbauer, Andreas ^a   Berry, Elizabeth ^b   Comstock, Jennifer M ^c   Mace, Gerald G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DEPOSITION; PARAMETERIZATION; TOOLS; TROPICS;

CIRRUS; HETEROGENEOUS FREEZING; INITIAL CONDITION ENSEMBLES; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ICE;

ALTITUDE; CIRRUS; FRACTIONATION; MAGNITUDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 84900552486     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020709     Document Type: Article

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