A data-driven method for the stochastic parametrisation of subgrid-scale tropical convective area fraction

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 142, Issue 694, 2016, Pages 349-359

  Gottwald, Georg A ^a   Peters, Karsten ^b,c   Davies, Laura ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cloud base mass flux; Convective parameterisation; General circulation model; Precipitation radar; Stochastic parameterisation; Tropical convection

Indexed keywords

LOCATION; MARKOV PROCESSES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR; RAIN; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TROPICS;

CLOUD BASE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LAND-SEA INTERACTIONS; PRECIPITATION RADAR; STATIONARY EQUILIBRIUM; SUB-GRID SCALE MODELS; TROPICAL CONVECTION; TROPICAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84957848278     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.2655     Document Type: Article

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