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Klein et al. 2005
Klein, S.A., Pincus, R., Hannay, C. and Xu, K. (2005). How might a statistical cloud scheme be coupled to a mass-flux convection scheme?. Journal of Geophysical Research 110. doi: 10.1029/2004JD005017. issn: 0148-0227.

The coupling of statistical cloud schemes with mass-flux convection schemes is addressed. Source terms representing the impact of convection are derived within the framework of prognostic equations for the width and asymmetry of the probability distribution function of total water mixing ratio. The accuracy of these source terms is quantified by examining output from a cloud-resolving model simulation of deep convection. Practical suggestions for the inclusion of these source terms in large-scale models are offered.

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Keywords
Atmospheric Processes, Convective processes, Atmospheric Processes, Global climate models (1626, 4928), Atmospheric Processes, Clouds and cloud feedbacks, statistical cloud scheme, cloud parameterization, variance budget
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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