On the Parameterization of Convective Downdrafts for Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
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عنوان ژورنال: Monthly Weather Review
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0027-0644,1520-0493
DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-19-0292.1