Validation of the Earth radiation budget as simulated by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology general circulation model ECHAM4 using satellite observations of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D2, 1996, Pages 4269-4287

  Chen, C T ^a,b   Roeckner, Erich ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD WATER ANOMALY; EARTH RADIATION BUDGET; ECHAM 4 MODEL; ERBE; GCM; SATELLITE OBSERVATION;

EID: 0029773316     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD03195     Document Type: Article

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