Large-eddy simulation of the transient and near-equilibrium behavior of precipitating shallow convection

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1918-1937

  Seifert, Axel ^a   Heus, Thijs ^b   Pincus, Robert ^c   Stevens, Bjorn ^d  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aerosol indirect effects; cloud radiative effects; large eddy simulation; shallow convection

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMMERCE; DROPS;

AEROSOL INDIRECT EFFECT; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER CONCENTRATIONS; CLOUD RADIATIVE EFFECTS; EQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOR; RADIATIVE-CONVECTIVE EQUILIBRIUM; SHALLOW CONVECTION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84950291715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015MS000489     Document Type: Article

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