Exploring a Lower‐Resolution Physics Grid in CAM‐SE‐CSLAM

doi:10.1029/2019MS001684

Title: Exploring a Lower‐Resolution Physics Grid in CAM‐SE‐CSLAM

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^[1]; Goldhaber, Steve ^[2];

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School of Marine and Atmospheric SciencesStony Brook University Stony Brook NY USA
National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder CO USA

Publication Date:: 2019-07-10

Research Org.:: Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1560186

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1560188; OSTI ID: 1613245

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019459; 12-015334

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Journal Volume: 11 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1942-2466

Publisher:: American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

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                    Herrington, Adam R., Lauritzen, Peter H., Reed, Kevin A., Goldhaber, Steve, and Eaton, Brian E. Exploring a Lower‐Resolution Physics Grid in CAM‐SE‐CSLAM.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Herrington, Adam R., Lauritzen, Peter H., Reed, Kevin A., Goldhaber, Steve, & Eaton, Brian E. Exploring a Lower‐Resolution Physics Grid in CAM‐SE‐CSLAM.  United States.  doi:10.1029/2019MS001684.

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                    Herrington, Adam R., Lauritzen, Peter H., Reed, Kevin A., Goldhaber, Steve, and Eaton, Brian E. Wed .  
        "Exploring a Lower‐Resolution Physics Grid in CAM‐SE‐CSLAM".  United States.  doi:10.1029/2019MS001684.

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  title        = {Exploring a Lower‐Resolution Physics Grid in CAM‐SE‐CSLAM},

  author       = {Herrington, Adam R. and Lauritzen, Peter H. and Reed, Kevin A. and Goldhaber, Steve and Eaton, Brian E.},

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  doi          = {10.1029/2019MS001684},

  journal      = {Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems},

  number       = 7,

  volume       = 11,

  place        = {United States},

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  month        = {7}

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