Role of land surface in controlling daytime cloud amount: Two case studies in the GCIP-SW area

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue D3, 1996, Pages 7359-7370

  Wetzel, Peter J ^a   Argentini, Stefania ^b   Boone, Aaron ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER MODELLING; CLOUD AMOUNT; CUMULUS ONSET; GCIP-SW; LAND SURFACE;

USA, KANSAS; USA, OKLAHOMA;

EID: 0030466866     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95JD02134     Document Type: Article

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