Impact of resolution on simulation of closed mesoscale cellular convection identified by dynamically guided watershed segmentation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 119, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 12,674-12,688

  Martini, Matus N ^a   Gustafson, William I ^a   Yang, Qing ^a   Xiao, Heng ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

cloud detection; marine stratocumulus; mesoscale cellular convection; organized MCC; watershed segmentation; WRF

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIMULATION; STRATOCUMULUS; WATERSHED;

EID: 84918527914     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021962     Document Type: Article

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