Benefit of convection permitting climate model simulations in the representation of convective precipitation

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 45-60

  Fosser, G ^a,b   Khodayar, S ^a   Berg, P ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmospheric processes; Convection; Convection permitting scale; COSMO CLM; Diurnal cycle and precipitation; Regional climate model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927621294     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-014-2242-1     Document Type: Article

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