A triple-moment hail bulk microphysics scheme. Part I: Description and initial evaluation

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 148, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-57

  Loftus, A M ^a   Cotton, W R ^a   Carrio G G ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Hail; Microphysics; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODELS; PHYSICS;

CLOUD RESOLVING MODEL; CLOUD-RESOLVING NUMERICAL MODEL; DEEP MOIST CONVECTION; DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION CHARACTERISTICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION SPECTRA;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HAIL; NUMERICAL MODEL; CLOUD COVER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIXING RATIO; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY;

EID: 84901997599     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.05.013     Document Type: Article

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