A sensitivity study using two different convection schemes over south america Estudo de sensibilidade usando-se dois esquemas diferentes de convecção sobre a américa do sul

The sensitivity of cumulus convection parameterizations is investigated using the CPTEC/COLA Atmospheric General Circulation Model (AGCM) with T62L28 resolution. This model has been used at CPTEC/INPE since 1995 with the Kuo convective scheme for weather and seasonal climate forecasts. In this study...

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Main Authors: Luciano Ponzi Pezzi, Iracema F. A. Cavalcanti, Antônio M. Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Meteorologia 2008-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-77862008000200006