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The counter-gradient terms in the computations of turbulent fluxes of heat and moisture have been included in the PBL parameterization of a regional model for monsoon prediction. Results show that inclusion of counter-gradient terms has a marginal impact in the prediction of large scale monsoon circulation and rainfall rates.
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1Department of Numerical Mathematics, Soviet Academy of Science 29, Ryleev Street, Moscow.
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Vaidya, S.S., Lykossov, V.N. & Singh, S.S. Effect of counter-gradient in the computation of turbulent fluxes of heat and moisture in a regional model. Adv. Atmos. Sci. 10, 85–94 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02656956
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