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Parametrization of diabatic processes
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"The general problem of parametrization. March 1984" by M. Tiedtke >>
1. Introduction
2. The spectrum of atmospheric motions
3. The non-parametrized equations
4. Principles of parametrization
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"Parametrization of non-convective condensation. May 1987" by M. Tiedtke >>
1. Thermodynamics of moist air
2. Cloud physical processes
3. Parametrization of non-convective processes and precipitation processes in numerical models
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"The mass-flux approach to the parametrization of deep convection March 1997" by D. Gregory >>
1. Introduction
2. The need for parametrization
3. Mass-flux theory of convection
4. Evaluation of mass-flux theory
5. Evaluation of convective schemes using cloud-resolving models
6. Concluding comments
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"Sensitivity of general circulation model performance ot convective parametrization. March 1997" by D. Gregory >>
1. Introduction
2. The importance of shallow convection
3. Sensitivity of climate simulations to the paramtrization of deep convection
4. Summary
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"The parametrization of the planetary boundary layer. May 1992" by Anton Beljaars >>
1. Introduction
2. Similarity theory and surface fluxes
3. PBL schemes for atmospheric models
4. List of symbols
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"Land surface assimilation" by Jean-François Mahfouf and Pedro Viterbo >>
1. Introduction
2. Design of land surface parametrisations
3. Introduction to land surface assimilation
4. Simple land surface initialisation methods
5. Soil moisture initialisation using SYNOP observations
6. Other techniques to initial soil moisture
7. Initialisation of other land surface quantities
8. Conclusions
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"A review of parametrization schemes for land surface processes" by Pedro Viterbo >>
1 . Introduction
2 . General remarks
3 . Soil energy abd water budget
4 . Examples of parametrization schemes
5 . Subgrid-scale heterogeneity
6 . Validation and intercomparison
7 . Initial values
8 . Snow modelling
9 . Conclusions
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"The role of the land surface in the climate system" by Pedro Viterbo >>
1. Introduction
2. Surface energy and water budget
3. Time scales and the role of soil moisture
4. Impact of land surface on weather: A brief literature survey
5. Examples from ECMWF recent experience
6. Conclusions
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"Theory of linear gravity waves" by Tim Palmer >>
1. Simple properties of internal gravity waves
2. Gravity-wave drag
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"Subgrid-scale orographic drag" by M. J. Miller >>
1. General principles
2. Description of the scheme
3. Specification of subgrid-scale orography
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"Radiation transfer " by Jean-Jacques Morcrette >>
1. Introduction: An historical perspective
2. The Earth's radiative balance and its implications
3. The theory of radiation transfer
4. Radiation schemes in use at ECMWF
5. Comparisons with observations
6. Conclusions and perspective
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"Introduction to microwave radiative transfer" by Peter Bauer>>
1. Radiative transfer
2. Radiative transfer models
3. Atmospheric absorption
4. Surface emission / reflection
5. Hydrometeors
6. Fast models
7. Outstanding issues
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