Studies with a flexible new radiation code. II: Comparisons with aircraft short-wave observations

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 532, 1996, Pages 839-861

  Taylor, J P ^a,b   Edwards, J M ^a   Glew, M D ^a   Hignett, P ^a   Slingo, A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b DRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airborne observations Cloud radiative properties Radiation parametrization

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; IRRADIANCE; RADIATION CODE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SHORTWAVE RADIATION;

UK;

EID: 0030469015     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53203     Document Type: Review

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