Cloud and precipitation microphysics: Principles and parameterizations

Cloud and Precipitation Microphysics: Principles and Parameterizations

Volumn 9780521883382, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-392

  Straka, Jerry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PARAMETERIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPLEXITY BASED; DYNAMICAL MODEL; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; GLOBAL CLIMATES; ICE PARTICLES; NUMERICAL SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PRECIPITATION MICROPHYSICS;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 84926184952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511581168     Document Type: Book

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