Evaluation of trigger functions for convective parameterization schemes using observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 7647-7666

  Suhas, E ^a   Zhang, Guang J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION SCHEMES; TRIGGER FUNCTIONS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORECASTING METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 84907830945     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00718.1     Document Type: Article

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