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Methods for assessment of models
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22 Aug 2013
Methods for assessment of models |
| 22 Aug 2013
Automated tracking of shallow cumulus clouds in large domain, long duration large eddy simulations
T. Heus
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany
A. Seifert
Hans-Ertel Centre for Weather Research, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Hamburg, Germany
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