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Modelling precipitation in frontal rainbands
Author(s) -
Cox G. P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49711447906
Subject(s) - parametrization (atmospheric modeling) , precipitation , simple (philosophy) , meteorology , phase (matter) , mixed phase , climatology , environmental science , geology , atmospheric sciences , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , radiative transfer , philosophy
The main aim of this study is to establish the ability of a simple parametrization to represent adequately the microphysical processes acting in frontal rainbands. In order to do this we compare it with a more detailed parametrization in conditions typical of warm frontal and narrow cold frontal rainbands. Simulations using a 2‐dimensional diagnostic model indicate that a mixed phase parametrization is required in dynamical models of high resolution.