Studies with a flexible new radiation code. I: Choosing a configuration for a large-scale model

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 122, Issue 531, 1996, Pages 689-719

  Edwards, J M ^a   Slingo, A ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate modelling; Cloud radiative properties; Numerical weather prediction; Portable code; Radiation parametrization; Variable spectral resolution

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODEL; CLOUD RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; RADIATION CODE;

EID: 0030470929     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/smsqj.53106     Document Type: Article

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