The sensitivity of simulated high clouds to ice crystal fall speed, shape and size distribution

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 141, Issue 690, 2015, Pages 1546-1559

  Furtado, K ^a   Field, P R ^a   Cotton, R ^a   Baran, A J ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cirrus; Ice microphysics; Unified Model

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CIRRUS; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROPHYSICAL PROPERTY; MICROPHYSICS; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; SEDIMENTATION FLUXES; UNIFIED MODELING;

ICE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; ICE CRYSTAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SHAPE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84939443127     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2457     Document Type: Article

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