Open AccessAn object‐oriented approach to simulating convective rainfall over an island heat source
Author(s) -
Charlery John L.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
atmospheric science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1530-261X
DOI - 10.1002/asl.114
Subject(s) - precipitation , convection , environmental science , meteorology , cloud computing , daytime , climatology , atmospheric sciences , geology , computer science , geography , operating system
A model for simulating the life cycle of convective cloud formation through daytime heating over a small island is developed. Resulting precipitation is also simulated. The evolution of the cloud cells is represented as a sequence of stages, with both the main and supporting cells described by attributes whose values change as the atmospheric environment evolves. Copyright © 2006 Royal Meteorological Society