A Stochastic Lagrangian Basis for a Probabilistic Parameterization of Moisture Condensation in Eulerian Models

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Tsang, Yue-Kin; Vallis, Geoffrey K.;
(2018)
  • Related identifiers: doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-18-0065.1
  • Subject: Physics - Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics | Physics - Fluid Dynamics | Physics - Geophysics
    arxiv: Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
In this paper we describe the construction of an efficient probabilistic parameterization that could be used in a coarse-resolution numerical model in which the variation of moisture is not properly resolved. An Eulerian model using a coarse-grained field on a grid cann... View more
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