Monte Carlo-based subgrid parameterization of vertical velocity and stratiform cloud microphysics in ECHAM5.5-HAM2

A new method for parameterizing the subgrid variations of vertical velocity and cloud droplet number concentration (CDNC) is presented for general circulation models (GCMs). These parameterizations build on top of existing parameterizations that create stochastic subgrid cloud columns inside the GCM...

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Main Authors: J. Tonttila, P. Räisänen, H. Järvinen
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Copernicus Publications 2013-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Acceso en liña:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/7551/2013/acp-13-7551-2013.pdf