Evaluating uncertainty in convective cloud microphysics using statistical emulation

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 162-187

  Johnson, J S ^a   Cui, Z ^a   Lee, L A ^a   Gosling, J P ^a   Blyth, A M ^a   Carslaw, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cloud; convection; emulation; microphysics; precipitation; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CLOUDS; HEAT CONVECTION; ICE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAMPLING;

AEROSOL PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTION; CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS; EMULATION; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MICROPHYSICS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; UNCERTAINTY;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE CLOUD; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84928804697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014MS000383     Document Type: Article

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