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Numerical Model Description

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To deal with the cloud systems in the diverse scales, various numerical simulation tools are used in this study. Two distinct modeling frameworks, cloud-resolving model and general circulation model, are employed for different cases on the basis of their own features and limitations. The combination of those two frameworks is also explored and evaluated in this study.

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Wang, Y. (2015). Numerical Model Description. In: Aerosol-Cloud Interactions from Urban, Regional, to Global Scales. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47175-3_2

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