Effects of convective microphysics parameterization on large-scale cloud hydrological cycle and radiative budget in tropical and midlatitude convective regions

Journal of Climate

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 9277-9297

  Storer, Rachel L ^a   Zhang, Guang J ^a   Song, Xiaoliang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate models; Cloud microphysics; Convective parameterization; Models and modeling; Physical Meteorology and Climatology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUDS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CLOUD-RESOLVING MODEL SIMULATIONS; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; DEEP CONVECTIVE CLOUDS; MICROPHYSICS PARAMETERIZATION; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

EID: 84950154509     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0064.1     Document Type: Article

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