The link between summertime cloud radiative forcing and extratropical cyclones in the North Pacific

Journal of Climate

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2093-2109

  Weaver, C P ^a   Ramanathan, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; CLOUDS; CYCLONES; ECMWF; ERBE; EXTRATROPICAL; ISCCP; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

PACIFIC, (NORTH);

EID: 0030437285     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2093:TLBSCR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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