A methodology study of the validation of clouds in GCMs using ISCCP satellite observations

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 389-401

  Yu, Wei ^a   Doutriaux, Marie ^b   Sèze, Geneviève ^b   Le Treut, Hervé ^b   Desbois, Michel ^c  

^a Data Assimilation Satellite M   (Canada)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS; CLOUD TOP HEIGHT; GCM; ISCCP; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0030417264     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00211685     Document Type: Article

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