Modeling cirrus clouds. Part II: Treatment of radiative properties

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2967-2988

  Mitchell, David L ^a   Macke, Andreas ^b   Liu, Yangang ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER; EMISSIVITY; ICE PARTICLE SHAPE; MODEL; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; REFLECTANCE;

EID: 0030405390     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<2967:MCCPIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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