Extracting microphysical impacts in large-eddy simulations of shallow convection

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4493-4499

  Grabowski, Wojciech W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Clouds; Cumulus clouds; Large eddy simulations

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FLOW PATTERNS; RAIN;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CUMULUS CLOUD; DIFFERENT EVOLUTIONS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATION; THE STANDARD MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC VARIABLES; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTION; CUMULUS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RAINFALL;

EID: 84916237255     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0231.1     Document Type: Article

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