Impact of different cumulus convective parameterization schemes on the simulation of precipitation over China
By: Danlian Huang and Shibo Gao
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2017.1406264 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 1406264 - 1406264
Submitted on: May 15, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 11, 2017
Published on: Jan 1, 2017
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 2017 Danlian Huang, Shibo Gao, published by Stockholm University Press
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