Stochastic parameterization of convective area fractions with a multicloud model inferred from observational data

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 854-869

  Dorrestijn, Jesse ^a   Crommelin, Daan T ^a   Siebesma, A Pier ^b,c   Jonker, Harmen J J ^c   Jakob, Christian ^d  

^a CWI   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; MARKOV PROCESSES; RADAR; RAIN; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VELOCITY;

CROSS-CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LARGE-SCALE DYNAMICS; MEAN VERTICAL VELOCITY; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; STOCHASTIC METHODS; THERMODYNAMIC STATE; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MARKOV CHAIN; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RAINFALL; STOCHASTICITY; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

AUSTRALIA; DARWIN; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84923098453     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-14-0110.1     Document Type: Article

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