Large-scale ice clouds in the GFDL SKYHI general circulation model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21745-21768

  Donner, Leo J ^a   Seman, Charles J ^a   Soden, Brian J ^a   Hemler, Richard S ^a   Warren, James C ^a   Ström, Johan ^b   Liou, Kuo Nan ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE REGULATOR; GCM; ICE CLOUD; LARGE SCALE;

EID: 0031391549     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01488     Document Type: Article

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