Cloud radiation forcings and feedbacks: General circulation model tests and observational validation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2479-2496

  Lee, Wan Ho ^a   Iacobellis, Sam F ^a   Somerville, Richard C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCM2; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLOUD EFFECT; GCM; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 0031410809     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2479:CRFAFG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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