Parameterization schemes for terrestrial water clouds in the radiative transfer model GOMETRAN

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 21809-21823

  Kurosu, T ^a   Rozanov, V V ^a   Burrows, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; GOMETRAN; PARAMETERIZATION SCHEME; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

LAMBERTIA;

EID: 0031394301     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01044     Document Type: Article

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