Ensemble simulations of the urban effect on a summer rainfall event in the Great Beijing Metropolitan Area

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 318-334

  Zhong, Shi ^a   Yang, Xiu Qun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ensemble simulation; Precipitation; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ENSEMBLE SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC EFFECT; URBANIZATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SUMMER; URBANIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84911440808     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.09.005     Document Type: Article

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